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B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/43; Billings 17/12/43; Gr Island 27/12/43; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-F] Thurleigh 3/3/44; Missing in Action Oberpfaffenhofen 24/4/44 with Capt John Stoltz, Co-pilot: Bill Rutherford, Navigator: Allen Ballard, Bombardier: Tom Cliney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Arnold Springer, Radio Operator: John Miller, Ball turret gunner: Farris Rashid, Waist gunner: Herb Wooten, Waist gunner: Alby Gentile, Tail gunner: Lt Bill Leiser (10 INT); battle damaged KOd #2 and #3, force landed Dubendorf, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 4357.
Group
Constituted as 306th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 28 Jan 1942. Activated on 1 Mar 1942. Trained for combat with B-17's. Moved to England, Aug-Sep 1942, and assigned to Eighth AF Eighth Air Force in September 1942 Station 111 Thurleigh. During combat,...
Squadron
Military | Lieutenant | Navigator | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He flew on Wesley Brinkley crew until Brinkley's death in Dec 1943. Reported to group on 23 Oct 1943. He completed approx. 20 missions.
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31758. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).
AM 3OLC,
Military | Lieutenant | Bombardier | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231758. Landed in Switzerland. Interned
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231758. Landed in Switzerland. Interned
Military | Lieutenant | Tail Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231758. Landed in Switzerland. Interned
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
He was assigned to Wesley Brinkley until Brinkley's death in 1943.
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231758. Landed in Switzerland. Interned
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot, Commanding Officer | 100th Bomb Group
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Military | Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231758. Landed in Switzerland. Interned
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231758. Landed in Switzerland. Interned
Military | Captain | Pilot | 306th Bomb Group The Reich Wreckers
Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231758. Landed in Switzerland. Result unknown. He completed 22 missions November 1943 to April 1944, but was shot down on his 23rd.
AM 3Oak Leaf Cluster, DFC,
Military site : airfield
Built for RAF use in 1941-42, Thurleigh was initially used by RAF Bomber Command before being handed over to the Eighth Air Force. Its runways and hardstandings were improved, and the B-17s of the 306th Bomb Group began using the base. It was their...
Military site : airfield
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 24 April 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 13 March 2021 22:05:42 | jmoore43 | Changes to description |
| Sources | ||
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:40 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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