8th Air Force
Eighth Air Force Bomber Command became the Eighth Air Force on February 1944, it oversaw bombardment of strategic targets in Europe until 1945.
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42-29737
B-17 Flying Fortress
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Flying Fortress B-17F 42-29737 'Louise' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF having been landed on the sand dunes of Amrum Island, Germany. A wheels down landing has been affected and aircraft destroyed prior to the crew being captured.
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Flying Fortress B-17F 42-29737 'Louise' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF USAAF having been landed on the sand dunes of Amrum Island, Germany. A wheels down landing has been affected and aircraft destroyed prior to the crew being captured.
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Salina 4/3/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Assigned 92BG Alconbury 9/4/43; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-N] Framlingham 12/5/43; with R.E. Robinson force landed Framlingham afd 17/5/43; with Robinson 19/5/43, Navigator: Ferry Manee, rw-Stan Bennett, lw-Clyde Butterfield [all 3 wia]; 6m, Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43 with Laurier Morissette, Co-pilot: Ralph Ziegler, Navigator: John Korman, Bombardier: Chas Magennis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Highcove, Radio Operator: Dick Nowak, Ball turret gunner: John Churma, Waist gunner: Walt Jacot, Waist gunner: Joe DiRicco,Tail gunner: Furman Gray, pass-Capt Vince Gannon (base com. off.) (11 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft ko’d two engines, force landed North Sea sand dunes near Amrum Is. Ger. Taken by fishing trawler to town of Husum and a military base. Missing Air Crew Report 4898. LOUISE.
Service
Units
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92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few
Group
The 92nd Group sometime after arrivial in the UK converted to the role of in-theater combat crew indocrination and training. For this role, the Group traded its B-17F complement and obtained the B-17E, mostly from the 97th BG which was departing for... -
95th Bomb Group
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August... -
412th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Stanley Bennett
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
WIA. 19 May 1943. B-17F #42-29737. Shot down 11 June 1943 in B-17 #4229693. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). 4 March 1943: Married Martha Janet Snyder in Auburn, Nebraska. -
Clyde Butterfield
Military | Right Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
WIA. 19 May 1943. B-17F #42-29737 -
John Churma
Military | Technical Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #4229737 'Louise. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Furman Gray
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #4229737 'Louise. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Paul Highcove
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #4229737 'Louise. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Walter Jacot
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #4229737 'Louise. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
John Korman
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #4229737 'Louise. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Charles Magennis
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 42-29737 'Louise', Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Ferry Manee
Military | Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
WIA. 19 May 1943. B-17F #42-29737 -
Laurier Morissette
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 13 June 1943 in B-17 #4229737 'Louise. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Missions
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VIII Bomber Command 58
17 May 1943
VIII Bomber Command launches another operation against German U-Boat facilities with three elements. The first element is a formation of 100 B-17s despatched from: 91BG (24); 92BG (10); 303BG (21); 305BG (21) and 306BG (24) to attack the German U-Boat... -
VIII Bomber Command 59
19 May 1943
The German naval bases at Kiel and Flensburg, Germany are the two primary targets for this mission. A force of 123 B-17s is despatched from: 91BG (19); 92BG (10); 303BG (27); 305BG (22); 306BG (24) and 351BG (21) to bomb the naval facilities at Kiel,... -
VIII Bomber Command 63
13 June 1943
German naval facilities and port areas at Bremen, Germany and Kiel, Germany are the primary targets for this mission. A formation of 151 B-17s despatched from: 91BG (21); 92BG (17); 303BG (27); 305BG (24); 306BG (28); 351BG (21); and 379BG (13) are to...
Places
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Alconbury
Military site : airfield
Alconbury had been constructed as a satellite airfield for RAF Upwood and Wyton and was used by RAF Squadrons: Nos. 15, 40 and 156. In preparation for the arrival of American heavy bombers, the base was developed in 1942 with the runways extended. When... -
Framlingham
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Crashed | Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13, UK | 17 May 1943 |
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Force landed Framlingham airfield 17/5/43. Pilot Lt Richard E Robinson. |
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| Combat casualties | 19 May 1943 | |
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Navigator: Ferry Manee, [RW] Stan Bennett, [LW] Clyde Butterfield [all 3 WIA]; Pilot Lt R E Robinson 19/5/43. |
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| Crashed | Amrum, Germany | 13 June 1943 – 13 June 1943 |
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Missing in Action Kiel 13/6/43. Enemy aircraft ko’d two engines, force landed North Sea sand dunes near Amrum Island. Germany. Taken by fishing trawler to town of Husum and a military base. (11 x POW) Missing Air Crew Report MACR4898. |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 15 December 2015 12:48:06 | Al_Skiff | Changes to production block number, nicknames, markings, events, unit associations, person associations, place associations and mission associations |
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AAM DB Entry. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:23 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4898 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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