Wesley George Lundholm

Military

After night take-off on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944, B-17G #42-31502 'Terry 'n Ten' lost instrument lighting and pilot became disoriented and crashed near Dickleburgh, Norfolk. Wesley Lundholm was one of three crew members who survived.

Transferred, according to Ted Damick's 'VIII Fighter Command pilots list'

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Units served with

343rd Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

350th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

390th Bomb Group

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

3rd Scouting Force

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

55th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

People

Maurice V Anderson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16131111
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Engineer

Charles H Challoner

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert N Dean

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Albert L Degregorio

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Engineer

Joseph A Makowski

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-31502

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Terry 'n' Ten

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress (QJ-Q, serial number 42-31023) nicknamed "Skyball" of the 339th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Group that has crash-landed at Honington. Official caption on image: "2138. 1-29-44. Hon. B-17F. 42-31028. M. F.S.A.D."

8th Air Force 198

Date: 29 January 1944

Places

Thorpe Abbotts

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Yermo, CA, USA	27 May 1919
Enlisted	Las Vegas, NV, USA	18 March 1942	Las Vegas Army Air Field
Other Crashed	Gosfield, Essex, UK	19 September 1944	Paddock Dairy Farm, Gosfield, Essex, with 42-31502. One of 3 survivors.
Died	Dixon, CA 95620, USA	15 January 1994

Revisions

Date1 Nov 2018 13:10:56

ContributorED-BB

Changes

Sources

It's Wesley...
WWII Draft Cards
WWII Enlistment records

Date20 Nov 2015 21:48:11

ContributorJenny

Changes

Sources

Information amalgamated from duplicate record. Sources: Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/bombgroup.php?page=1&name=L

Date20 Nov 2015 21:47:19

ContributorJenny

Changes

Sources

The official report of the accident on 19 September 1944 is available at: http://www.station131.co.uk/55th/Accident%20Reports/44-09-19%203SF%20Lu…

Date20 Nov 2015 21:32:09

ContributorJenny

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Sources

Biographical details from http://person.ancestry.ca/tree/56452249/person/48009644841/facts

Incident details from https://archive.org/stream/TheyNeverHadItSoGood/TheyNeverHadItSoGood_dj…

Date20 Nov 2015 21:24:13

ContributorJenny

Changes

Sources

Duplicate record with wrong middle intiial (C instead of G) recorded in Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Date27 Sep 2014 18:27:17

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

8th AF Losses / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia