43-38480

Delivered Cheyenne 8/8/44; Lincoln 18/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 860BS/493BG [NG-S] Debach 13/9/44; Missing in Action Bielefeld 30/9/44 with Edison LaFlame, Co-pilot: Morris Levine, Navigator: Allen Austin, Bombardier: Vince O’Neill, Ball turret gunner: Tom Bingman, Waist gunner: Joe Malloy, Tail gunner: John Jupinko (7 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Ortlip, Radio Operator: Jack Glide (2 Prisoner of War); hit by debris from #43-38115 (493BG), crashed Wahnbeckerheide, SE of Bielefeld, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9430.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

People

Allen L Austin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-126742
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Thomas Calvin Bingman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33659052
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Jack Kenneth Glide

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36146317
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

John Jupinko

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34795663
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Edison W LaFlame

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-823891
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Aircraft

43-38115

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reluctant Lassie
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 30 September 1944

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 9430 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database