42-97058 Scorchy II
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5929 - The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97058) nicknamed "Scorchy II" of the 303rd Bomb Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert...
1st B-17G-40-BO
Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44;
Gr Island 11/2/44;
Presque Is 27/2/44;
Assigned: 27 March 1944 - 8th AF / 1st BD / 41st CBW / 303rd BG / 359BS - (RAF Molesworth)
Missing in Action: 21 January 1945 (Mid-air collision)
Rottweil, Germany
9 KIA, 1 POW (MACR 11760)
Dick Tasker, Angelito Francis, Clyde Meadows, John McDonnell, Bill Toon, Bruce Hinnershots, Paul Kapczinski, Chas Van Ornum, Carl Hurlbutt (9 Killed in Action); Art Driver (Prisoner of War).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34821138 / T-129168
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15334202
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/ Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-826029
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11090807
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39575057
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 24 January 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 24-Jan-44. |
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Assigned |
Molesworth, UK | 27 March 1944 | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Rottweil, Germany | 21 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Rottweil, Germany; Mid air collision 1 x POW, 9 x KIA 21-Jan-45 MACR 11760 |
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Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
March 1944 assignment was to the 1st Bomb Division (BD), not Air Division as was added (AD) to ingest.
Corrected to BD. The Air Divisions were not designated until after the Fighter Wings were transfered.
Phil Marchese, Jan. 23. 2022
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11760 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database