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Delivered Tulsa 23/1/44; Dow Fd 5/2/44; Grenier 26/2/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [W] Glatton 2/3/44; damaged over Melun, pilot ordered bale ou, but apparently not heard by rest of crew 14/6/44 with Bill Gibbons (evaded capture); Co-pilot: Capt Ray Syptak, Navigator: Bill Brandt, ex/n-Marsh Hovey, Bombardier: Patrick Walls, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Birchen, Radio Operator: John Billington, Ball turret gunner: Roland Vevier, Waist gunner: Paul Holder, Waist gunner: Jasper Smith,Tail gunner: George Bennett (10 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 2 SAD 15/6/44, then transferred to Mediterranean Theater of Operations.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Failed to Return (FTR)

France 14 June 1944

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 5907 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database