42-3184 U.S.S.. Aliquippa
Object Number - UPL 60169 - "Lt. Basler and crew of the 92nd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'USS Aliquippa'. England, 12 October 1943." - Lt Basler stands 3rd...
Delivered Cheyenne 12 March 1943; Memphis 4 September 1943; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-C/Q] Alconbury 24 April 1943. Piloted by Frederick T. Prasse on 21 July 1943 and involved in slight mid-air collision with 42-29853 (327BS/92BG - Pilot Thomas M. Hulings). Missing in Action Osnabrück 22 December 1943 with Pilot Henry J. Roeber; Co-pilot Casimir J. Paulinski; Navigator: Donald J. McPhee; Bombardier George Solkolsky; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walter T. Sybo; Radio Operator Hubert F. O’Neill; Ball turret gunner: Clayton C. Verlo; Left Waist gunner: Seymour N. Wolfson; Right Waist gunner: Royce F. McGillvary; Tail gunner: Irvin Sumpter (10 Prisoner of War). Hit by enemy aircraft, bellied in safely at De Haar Farm, near Azelo / Bornerbroek, OverIjssel Province, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 1711.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17005745 / O-729794
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 10601061
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39089357 and O-752500
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11117005
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36015693 and O-687757
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
Missions
- Date: 22 December 1943
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Azelo, The Netherlands | 22 December 1943 | Hit by German fighter, made an emergency landing, wheels down, with 3 men still on board, the others having bailed out beforehand. |
Revisions
Clarification on who was pilot of 42-3184 on 21 Jyly 1943 (mid-air collision with 42-29853)
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1711 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
