42-97167
From the personal collection of Fred A. Huston
Object Number - UPL 30495 - Surgically grafted B-17G fuselages, 96th BG, 1944.
Delivered Cheyenne 7/2/44; Hunter 23/2/44; Grenier 4/3/44; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-N] Snetterton 7/3/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Capt Jack Link, Co-pilot: Erwin Simmons, Bombardier: Bob Federman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Walker, Radio Operator: Dick Royal, Ball turret gunner: Clem McGill, Waist gunner: Milford Andrews, Waist gunner: John Chopp, Tail gunner: Boyd Burgess (9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bob Reickelman (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Hahnstatten, six miles S of Limburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4858.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38411591
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16057916
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39199270
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-755004
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
722, 6207 Missile Dr, Cheyenne, WY 82005, USA | 7 February 1944 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 7-Feb-44. |
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Assigned |
Norwich NR16 2JU, UK | 7 March 1944 | Assigned 339BS, 96BG, 8AF 7-Mar-44. |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Hahnstätten, Germany | 12 May 1944 | Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 1 x POW, 9 x KIA enemy aircraft, crashed Hahnstatten, six miles S of Limburg, Germany. MACR 4858. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. | |
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Other Combat damaged |
Norwich NR16 2JU, UK | Battle damaged, this NMF aircraft had a Olive drab fuselage [from wings to tail] inserted. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4858 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4858 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
