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B-17 Flying Fortress
384th BG Triangle P, Late 1944
The insignia of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
384th Bombardment Group KEEP THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
Delivered Lincoln 16/9/44; Grenier 2/10/44; Assigned to the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group [SO-S] Grafton Underwood 28 October 1944; Missing in Action on a mission to Berlin, 3 February 1945 with George F. Ruckman, Fiorino A. Cinquanta, John O. Beeby, Jack Rivall, Johnie E. Young, Jack G. Garstak, Albert S. Horan, Alonzo R. Rice, Frederick A. Sorenson (9 Returned to Duty); flak, force landed in Poland. The was aircraft repaired and returned to UK via Italy; Missing Air Crew Report 12154; transferred with group to Istres on mapping duties, Salvaged 9AF Germany 10 December 1945. STARDUST.
Group
The 384th Bomb Group flew B-17s from Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, between May 1943 and June 1945. They were engaged in daylight bombing missions over Germany as part of the Allies' efforts to destroy the effectiveness of the Luftwaffe by...
Squadron
Military | Technical Sergeant | MOS 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF | 384th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 3-Feb-45 B-17 44-6592 'Stardust' damaged by flak over Berlin. Pilot 2nd Lt. Ruckman flew damaged a/c behind Soviet lines and force landed at an airfield near Torun, Poland. Crew returned to duty in March 1945. MACR...
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Co-Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 3-Feb-45 B-17 44-6592 'Stardust' damaged by flak over Berlin. Pilot 2nd Lt. Ruckman flew damaged a/c behind Soviet lines and force landed at an airfield near Torun, Poland. Crew returned to duty in March 1945.
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Military | Sergeant | Radio Operator | 384th Bomb Group
On 03 Feb 1945 mission to Berlin, were hit by flak on bomb run. The outboard engine on left feathered, the inboard on right, oil line cut. Both engines feathered. Were losing altitude. Headed for Poland and evaded fighters with no problems. Landed at...
Military | Master Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Robert Owens crew. 36 x combat missions. B-17 44-6592 'Stardust' damaged by flak over Berlin 3-Feb-45. Pilot 2nd Lt. Ruckman flew damaged a/c behind Soviet lines and force landed at an airfield near Torun, Poland....
Military | Colonel | Navigator | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Chas Majeske crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF serving in Korean and Vietnam conflicts, rising to rank of Colonel.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Robert Owens crew. 36 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Military | Captain | Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Charles Majeske enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 25 July 1942 in Saginaw, Michigan at the age of 22. He was a 2nd Lieutenant when assigned to the 384th Bomb Group stationed at Grafton Underwood in England and flew his first mission as copilot...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-pilot, Pilot | 384th Bomb Group
Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #254 dated 23 December 1944, George F. Ruckman Crew. 22 combat missions
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Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 384th Bomb Group
3 Feb 1945 B-17 44-6592 (Stardust) damaged by flak over Berlin. Pilot 2nd Lt. Ruckman flew damaged a/c behind Soviet lines and force landed at an airfield near Torun, Poland. Crew returned to duty in March 1945.
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3 February 1945
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Forced Landing in Poland | Poland | 3 February 1945 – 30 March 1945 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 08 October 2017 21:30:15 | mvandemark | Changes to markings |
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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/SortieReport.php?SortieKey=7590 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 21 April 2015 14:56:01 | bombercommand | Changes to nicknames, markings, description, events, place associations, mission associations and media associations |
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384thbombgroup.com |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:41:52 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12154 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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