42-31650 Impatient Virgin
Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Gowen 5/12/43; Salt Lake 6/12/43; Rock Springs 7/12/43; Laramie 9/12/43; Cheyenne 10/12/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Presque Is 2/1/44; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-Z] Rougham 6/1/44; Missing in Action Brandeburg 18/4/44 with John McMeekin, Co-pilot: Paul Chance, ng-T/Sgt John Grant, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rene Darby, Ball turret gunner: Stan Workman, Waist gunner: John Kirkland, Waist gunner: Harry Davis,Tail gunner: Tom Millio (8 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bob Christensen, Radio Operator: Clarry Martin (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, knocked off wing and spun down and crashed Bergedamm, four miles W of Nauen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4153. IMPATIENT VIRGIN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14134014
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34388210
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39009518 / O-803652
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12041992
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17158122
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Delivered |
Cheyenne AAF, WY | 1 December 1943 | Delivered Cheyenne AAF 1-Dec-43. |
Assigned |
Rougham, UK | 6 January 1944 | Assigned to 410BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed |
4 miles W Nauen, Germany | 18 April 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brandeburg 18-Apr-44; enemy aircraft, knocked off wing and spun down and crashed Bergedamm, four miles W of Nauen, Germany 2 x POW, 8 x KIA MACR 4153 |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-31650-impatient-virgin/
https://www.fold3.com/image/28648962
Removed reference to Manuel Hantober (KIS-ran into props) 3-Feb-44; This was a similarly named B-24 not a B-17.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4153 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database