42-29856 Patches
B-17F 42-29856 'Patches' 815th BS, 483rd BG, 8AF USAAF.
Object Number - UPL 19659 - 'Dramatic photograph of a stricken B-17 bomber with a crew member bailing out. The pilot, 2nd Lt. Raymond J. Scranton, and one of the waist gunners,...
Delivered Denver 27/2/43; Smoky Hill 22/3/43; Tinker 9/4/43; Nashville 13/4/43; Morrison 18/4/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG Navarin 5/5/43; Oudna 4/8/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; transferred 815BS/483BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Missing in Action Weiner Neustadt 10/5/44 with Ray Scranton, Stewart (2 Killed in Action); Ewing, Moyer, Schooler, Mays, kempf, O’Donnell, Torres, Stork (8 Prisoner of War); flak hit, crashed Wiener Neustadt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4846. PATCHES.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32721509
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Delivered |
Denver, CO, USA | 27 February 1943 | Delivered to USAAF. |
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Assigned |
Oudna، Tunisia | 5 May 1943 | Assigned to 346BS, 99BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Other Transferred |
84030 Tortorella SA, Italy | 31 March 1944 | Transferred to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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Crashed |
Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 10 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Weiner Neustadt flak hit, lost two engines and trailing fuel, crew baled out before aircraft exploded. 8 (POW) 2 (KIA). 10-May-44. MACR 4836. |
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Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Boeing. |