Milton S Fonorow
Military
Standing L-R: 1Lt Nathan J Rosenblum, 1Lt Milton S Fonorow, Maj William R Calhoun, Capt Lloyd D Griffin, 1Lt William M Preston, 1Lt Walter C Swanson.
Kneeling L-R: S/Sgt Samuel L Edwards, T/Sgt William M Eason, S/Sgt Lynewood D Wiegand, S/Sgt Paul E Henderson, S/Sgt Robert Plummer, T/Sgt Vernon Schwartz.
Object Number - UPL 31587 - Lead crew on bombing mission to Huls, Germany pose In front of Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 22 June 1943. Standing L-R:...
23-Jun-42 Assigned as Navigator of B-17F 41-24620 [PU-O] "Snap! Crackle! Pop!, 303BG/360BS at Alamogordo, New Mexico. 15-Oct-42 Arrived at Molesworth, UK aboard B-17F 41-24620.
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Missions
- Date: 6 March 1943
- Date: 27 February 1943
- Date: 23 January 1943
- Date: 13 January 1943
- Date: 30 December 1942
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Events
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Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA | 23 June 1942 | Assigned as Bombarider of B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
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Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 16 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Bombardier aboard B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS |
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Other Mission #1, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 17 November 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #2, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #3, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Rouen, France | 12 December 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. |
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Other Mission #4, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #5, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #6, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 42-2967, 303BG/360BS |
Lorient, France | 23 January 1943 | Served as Navigator on B-17F 42-2967 "Shak Hak", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #7, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS |
Brest, France | 27 February 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pns at Brest, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #8, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 41-24559. 303BG/360BS |
Lorient, France | 6 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #9, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie, RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #10, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 12 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Roeun, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #11, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 42-5483, 303BG/360BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 22 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 42-5483, 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities an U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #12, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 41-24559, 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 28 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Roeun, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #13, 1LT Milton S. Fonorow, w/B-17F 42-29570 303BG/360BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 31 March 1943 | Served as Bombardier on B-17F 42-29570 "Big Time Operator II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 6-Mar-2016, Added Mission #13 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 31-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/027.pdf
Lee Cunningham 6-Mar-2016, Added Mission #12 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 28-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/026.pdf
Lee Cunningham 6-Mar-2016, Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 22-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/025.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016, Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 12-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/022.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016, Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016, Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 6-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/020.pdf
Lee Cunningham 6-Mar-2016, Made connections to Aircraft 41-24559, 42-5483, and 41-24570 and Missions of 6-Mar-43, 8-Mar-43, 12-Mar-43, 22-Mar-43, 28-Mar-43 and 31-Mar-43 pere 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Reports of dates stated: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016, Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/018.pdf
Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2016, Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Arrived in UK event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian; Jacob W. Fredericks crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-fredericks.html
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Assigned to AIrcraft event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian; Jacob W. Fredericks crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-fredericks.html
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Initial assignement and arrival in UK infor to Summary Biography; made connections to Aircraft (through 3-Jan-43) and Missions (through 3-Jan-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian; Jacob W. Fredericks crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-fredericks.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-efg.html#E