44-6316
Object Number - UPL 30597 - Returning after its mission over Brux, Czechoslovakia a Boeing B-17G "Flying Fortress". #44-6316 VK-C, of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group,...
Delivered Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-C] Molesworth 18/7/44; 42 missions. Crash landed base on return from Brux, Czechoslavia when starboard U/C collapsed 9 x RTD 12-Sep-44; Salvaged.
12-Sep-44 Crew: 2Lt William P Lay, 2Lt David A Grenier, 2Lt Robert M Lasker, S/Sgt Jack O Severson, Sgt Ray A Miller, Sgt Fred E Kane, Sgt Edward P Kedzierski, Sgt Donald T Hasper, Sgt Henry F Gillespie.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36318330
- Role/Job: F/P
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner; Togglier
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
430, 351 Kearney Blvd #119E, Goodfellow Air Force Base, TX 76908, USA | 29 June 1944 | Delivered Kearney AAF 29-Jun-44. |
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Assigned |
Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK | 18 July 1944 | Assigned 358BS, 303BG, 8AF 18-Jul-44. |
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Crashed |
Molesworth, Huntingdon PE28 0QD, UK | 12 September 1944 | Main gear collapsed on return from Brux, Czech. |
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Manufactured |
Seattle, WA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Erroneously cited in http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/324.pdf - 44-816 was correct A/C belly landed Russia with Perkins crew.
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/44-6316/
http://www.303rdbg.com/pp-446316crash.html
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
http://www.8thafhs.org/new/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=1862
http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/324.pdf
https://www.fold3.com/image/161300133?terms=44-6316
https://www.fold3.com/image/161300209?terms=44-6316
http://www.303rdbg.com/pp-446316crash.html
Bloody Skies: U.S. Eighth Air Force Battle Damage in World War II By Nicholas A. Veronico
http://www.8thafhs.org/new/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=1862
http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/324.pdf
https://www.fold3.com/image/161300133?terms=44-6316
https://www.fold3.com/image/161300209?terms=44-6316