41-24452

B-17F 41-24452 was assigned to 91BG/401BS (LL-E) at Bangor 29-Aug-42; Bassingbourn 1-Oct-42. Dispatched on 20-Dec-42 to bomb the German air depot at Romilly, France. Enemy aircraft KO’d tailplane and the aircraft crashed near Rouen, France. 3KIA 7POW MACR 16243.



P 1Lt Robert S. English (KIA); CP 2Lt Charles E Mendel (POW)

N 2Lt Robert R. Brunn (POW); B Sparling B. Anderson, Jr. (POW)

E/TTG TSgt Allen W. Haynes (KIA); RO TSgt James C. Tyler (POW)

BTG SSgt Raymond E. Slominski (POW); WG SSgt Ralph J. Tomek (POW)

WG SSgt Vince Jacoby (POW) TG Sgt Steve Stefula (KIA)

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Sparling B Anderson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-727070
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Robert R Brunn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-728169
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Robert S English

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O438025
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Allen W Haynes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14025523
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Vincent J Jacoby

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 7021684
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Rouen, France 20 December 1942 Shot down by German aircraft after leaving the target, crashed near Rouen, France.

Revisions

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ContributorTallPaul19
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Aircraft call letters added (LL-E) - As per Dave Osbourne master log

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 4-Dec-2014. Edited description with target information per MACR 16243.

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 3-Dec-2014. Edited description converting dates to military-style designation, added target information, added complete proper names, corrected name errors, added rank and formatted crew information display, all per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE, MACR 16243 and National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 16243 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database