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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 20/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 711BS/447BG Rattlesden 20/4/44; Missing in Action Osnabruck 13/5/44 with Ray McClintock, Navigator: Stan Gillman, Bombardier: Walt Trotter, Radio Operator: Ben Little, Ball turret gunner: Bob Wallace, Waist gunner: John Gingrich, Waist gunner: Leon Bernedo,Tail gunner: John Young (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bob Dalby{chute failed}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Aubrey Teague (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Greffen, near Harsewinkel, 17 miles W of Bielefeld, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4772.
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces...
Squadron
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42102638. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102638, Killed in Action (KIA).
PH
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42102638. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42102638. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42102638. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42102638. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42102638. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42102638. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102638, Prisoner of War (POW). Flew 19 missions before being shot down
POW
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force in 1942, Rattlesden had three concrete runways, 50 hardstandings and two dispersed T2 hangars. Intended to be a twin-engine B-26 bomber base, it was originally a satellite for nearby Rougham, and first occupied from...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 13 May 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:40:11 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4772 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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