42-30674 Destiny's Tot | Cincinnati Queen | Kathy Jane III

media-49782.jpeg UPL 49782 42-30674B-17 FLYING FORTRESS
Delivered Dallas 10/7/43; Grand Isle 28/7/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-C] Horham 3/9/43 DESTINY'S TOT; then CINCINNATI QUEEN; with N.S. Rothschild force landed RAF Netheravon 4/10/43; with Rich Smith force landed Metfield AFB 16/12/43. 19m Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 30 December 1943

From the collection of Richard M. Smith - Pilot

Object Number - UPL 49782 - 42-30674B-17 FLYING FORTRESS Delivered Dallas 10/7/43; Grand Isle 28/7/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-C] Horham 3/9/43 DESTINY'S TOT; then CINCINNATI...

Delivered Dallas 10/7/43; Grand Isle 28/7/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-C] Horham 3/9/43 DESTINY'S TOT; then CINCINNATI QUEEN; with N.S. Rothschild force landed RAF Netheravon 4/10/43; with Rich Smith force landed Metfield AFB 16/12/43. 19m Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 30 December 1943 with Dick Smith, Co-pilot: Bill Booher, Navigator: Lou Feingold, Bombardier: Warren Tarkington, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Morrison, Radio Operator: Alphonse Mele, Ball turret gunner: Jerry Eshuis (7 evaded capture); Waist gunner: Tony Onesi, Waist gunner: Bob Adams, Tail gunner: Tom Hearn (3 Prisoner of War); crashed St Justin, near Thieux, 15 miles NE of Beauvais, France. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2024. KATHY JANE III.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680161
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-747085
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

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Failed to return

30 December 1943 shot down and crashed near Thieux/Campremy, 22km NE of Beauvais (Oise), France.

Revisions

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ContributorSilentrift63
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Source: Richard M Smith Pilot

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 2024
Freeman's "The B-17 Flying Fortress Story"

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2024 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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