Warren Davidson
Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 398th Bomb Group
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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42-102568
B-17 Flying Fortress
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398th Bomb Group. B-17 42-102568 crash at Nuthampstead.
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Mark Magnan's Crew. This photo was taken before a mission to Ostheim, Germany, on 15th August 1944. Back Row, L-R: Co-pilot-2nd Lt. John Brandsatter Navigator-2nd Lt. Bill Ferrante Bombardier-2nd Lt. Dale Brown Pilot-2nd Lt. Mark Magnan Front Row, L-R: Waist Gunner-Sgt. Doug J. Long Engineer-Sgt. Danny G. Leyva Radio-Sgt. Milo Konopik Sgt. Ruel J. Meyers Ball Turret-Sgt. Tony Corsuti
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"Meyran's crew of the 8th AF 398th Bomb Group by their B-17 at their at their base in England, 1 August 1944." Rear L-R: F/O Bernie White, 1Lt William Louis Meyran, 2Lt Larry Paul, 2Lt Warren l Davidson, 2Lt Fredrick J Kushera Front L-R: S/Sgt Charles R Kennedy, S/Sgt Victor C Petrauskas, S/Sgt Melvin P Brown, T/Sgt William Scott Tull, S/Sgt Anthony N Perry
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398th Bomb Group. B-17 42-102568 crash at Nuthampstead.
Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 15/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-N] Nuthampstead 28/4/44; 602BS [K8-N]; was on weather flight 28/10/44 with Lt K.S. Hastings, crash landed base; Salvaged 2 SAD Abbotts Ripton 29/10/44.
Service
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Frederick Kushera
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bretteville, LeRabet; Hit by flak in B-17 42-107223 8-Aug-44. Baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 7384 Award: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME. -
William Meyran
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Cologne mission 15-Oct-44; Crashed 1000yds from end of runway near Anstey Church, bomb load exploded on impact. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15229 Awards: AM (OLC), PH. -
Lawrence Paul
Military | First Lieutenant | Co-Pilot; Pilot | 398th Bomb Group
Assigned to 603BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 23 missions as co-pilot and split 12 missions as pilot or co-pilot after 1st pilot William L Deyran was killed. Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME. -
Bernard White
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 398th Bomb Group
Air Medal, Oak Leaf Cluster in Sept 1944; DFC in April 1945
Places
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Abbots Ripton
Military site : non-airfield
Strategic Air Depots were given separate station numbers to avoid confusion with the main airfield operation; the 2nd Strategic Air Depot, originally at Little Staughton, moved to Alconbury in March 1944 as that airfield, well served by road and rail,... -
Nuthampstead
Military site : airfield
Built during 1942-43, Nuthampstead was the nearest Eighth Air Force heavy bomber base to London. It had three concrete runways, 50 loop hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. It was first occupied from September 1943 to April 1944 by the 55th...
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:40:10 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log |
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