43-38050

Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 13/7/44; Dow Fd 23/7/44; Assigned 849BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; during assembly for Frankfurt 5/1/45, with Harry Adelman, Co-pilot: Chas Elder, Navigator: Art Saye, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Virgil Walton, instr Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Bennett, Radio Operator: Don Tuttle, instr Radio Operator: Harvey Smetzer (7 Killed in Action); instr p-Maj Ed Blum, instr Navigator: Lt Ernie Langholz rt hand amputated, Bombardier: Lt Harry Hatrell (3RTD – all wia); mid air coll with 43-38111 (490BG); crash landed near Rougham A/fd, Sfk, UK; Salvaged.

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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-20701347
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11093560
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator - Mechanic Gunner, AAF
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Corporal
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Failed to Return (FTR)

England 5 January 1945

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ContributorLucy May
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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15362 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database