42-29854 Ole Flak Sack
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Denver 26/2/43; Casper 13/3/43; Tinker 10/4/43; Memphis 17/4/43; Presque 27/4/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-B] Ridgewell 4/5/43; in landing accident at base with Leo Jarvis 7/8/43; Missing in Action 1+m Bremen 8/10/43 with Art Sample, Navigator: Capt Norman MacKay, tog-Bob Moore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Ballou, Radio Operator: Warren Heintz, Ball turret gunner: Melvin Olson, Waist gunner: Bill Grayson, Tail gunner: George Johnston (8 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Ed Cytarzynski, Waist gunner: Jim Forbes, (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Doerrieloh, 14 miles E of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1395. 'OLE FLAK SACK.'
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17154727
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044647
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13000414
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18126636
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14096198
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
8 October 1943 |