Erban L Jones

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down on 16 February 1943 in B-17F 42-5058 'Hun Hunter' while serving as Tail Gunner. Aircraft was on return from a mission to St. Nazaire when it was shot down. I t crashed into a lake near Molac, France. No burial record located. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses lined up in Newfoundland before travelling to the European Theatre of Operations. B-17 (serial number 42-5058) nicknamed "Hun Hunter" would join the 305th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: ''Hun Hunter.' 305BG. Gander, Newfoundland, en route. 24/10/42. PRC Photo.'

42-5058

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hun Hunter
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

possibly Utah

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Molac, France 16 February 1943 Killed when aircraft was attacked by fighters and crashed near Molac, France. No burial record located.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 20-Feb-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 15497; Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data; NO American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record found; Crafted Biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15477 / MACR 15477 or MACR 15497, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 78 with a picture of the plane, WWII National Monument site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database