Glenn Edward Brenneke

Military

Attacked by fighters on a mission to Berlin and on the return flight with two engines out, B-17F #42-30412 'Mischief Maker II' crashed SSE of Brussels, Belgium on 4 Mar 1944. Evaded (EVD). Page about him at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fbrennege.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A bomber crew, led by Captain Vern Iverson, of the 96th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30412) nicknamed "Mischief-Maker II". Official caption pritned on image: (GPR-50-1-96)(22-8-43) Capt Iverson's Crew.

42-30412

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mischief-Maker II
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

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Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Portland, Oregon, USA 7 December 1919

Died

Portland, Oregon, United States 15 September 1993

Buried

Willamette National Cemetery, Portland, Oregon, United States

Revisions

Date7 May 2022 06:53:15
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

Updated link to the page at www.evasioncomete.be

Date11 Apr 2015 12:18:25
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Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org

Date24 Mar 2015 13:39:01
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ChangesChanges to surname
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MACR 3425
Escape & Evasion report E&E 1681 : http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-1681.pdf

Date24 Mar 2015 13:38:05
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, events, place associations and mission associations
Sources

MACR 3425
Glenn Brenneke's escape & Evasion Report E&E 1681 : http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-1681.pdf

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:31
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3425 / MACR 3425, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database