42-29868 Flap Raiser aka The Venus
Object Number - UPL 21961 - 42-29868 aka "The Venus" with crew.
Delivered Denver 27/2/43; Pueblo 13/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-K] Polebrook 17/4/43; Missing in Action 21m Anklam 9/10/43 with Joe Turley, Navigator: Bob Coe, Bombardier: Abe Silverman, Radio Operator: Theo Brantz, Ball turret gunner: Alvin Jeanes, Waist gunner: Ray Hammond, Waist gunner: Nelson Harmon, Tail gunner: Bill Trask (8 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Frank Williams, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Theo Curtis (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ditched Baltic Sea, E of Langeland Island, Den. Missing Air Crew Report 877. FLAP RAISER aka THE VENUS.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
Places
Missions
- Date: 15 May 1943
- Date: 14 May 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
9 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
Updated the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 877 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database