42-30230 Homesick Angel
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 30/4/43; Sioux City 13/5/43; Smoky Hill 11/6/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 17/6/43; following Regensburg shuttle mission suffered battle damaged over Bordeaux on return trip to base 24/8/43, with Lloyd Humphries, Co-pilot: Henry Rodgers, Navigator: Jerome Flohr, Bombardier: Seldon Smith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Franklin, Radio Operator: Joe Hallam, Ball turret gunner: Ed Pawlicki, Waist gunner: Bill Sawyer, Waist gunner: Kelley Hill, Tail gunner: Jack Ford (10 Returned to Duty); no gas, crash landed a mile E of Stanton, near Hepworth, Sfk. Salvaged 31/8/43. HOMESICK ANGEL.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39236387
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-663917
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot/Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36261461
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron 812th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675273
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13103063
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 30 April 1943 | |
Assigned |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 June 1943 | 388 BG 562 BS |
Other First 388th Combat Mission |
Amsterdam, Netherlands | 17 July 1943 | |
Crashed |
Hepworth, Diss IP22 2PX, UK | 31 August 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.