42-31999 Chicken Ship : The Pickwickian : King Salvo

media-19563.jpeg UPL 19563 Flying Fortress B-17G 42-319999 QW-X 'Chicken Ship' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF, later renamed as 'The Pickwickian' and transferred to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF and renamed as 'King Salvo'.

Object Number - UPL 19563 - Flying Fortress B-17G 42-319999 QW-X 'Chicken Ship' 412th BS, 95th BG, 8AF, later renamed as 'The Pickwickian' and transferred to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF...

Delivered Cheyenne 14/1/44; Dalhart 28/1/44; Kearney 22/2/44; Grenier 25/2/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-X] Horham 27/2/44 CHICKEN SHIP aka PICKWICKIAN; 36m, Missing in Action Gdynia 6/8/44 with W. R. Kinney, crew unknown; force landed Russia; rep, transferred 15AF 815BS/483BG 20/12/44 KING SALVO; Salvaged 7/2/45; re-ass Eastern Command 30/4/47; Recl Comp 1/12/47.

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Units served with

Seen through a 433rd Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress' strike camera, a 816th Bomb Squadron B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-5786) nicknamed "Whizzer II" goes down over Nis in Yugoslavia on the 15th of April 1944 in a gout of flame after taking a direct flak hit. There were no survivors. Official caption on image: "(483BG:4M3:2VI) (4:15:1208) (24:21300) ([south-west arrow] 140 [degrees]) (Nis M/Y Yugo) (Ship 111 816 Sq)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '15/4/44. 483BG, 15AF. Nis, Yugoslavia. 42-5786
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
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 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18193418
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15195598 / O-681970
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Mark Gilles
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 3rd Air Division 13th Combat Bomb Wing 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (13th Combat Bomb Wing)
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot/Instructor/Evaluator/SquadronCC
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16140871
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12141148
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer

Places

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 492nd Bomb Group bombs a target near Hamburg. 

Handwritten caption on reverse: 'USAF- 492nd BG showing successful result on oil target near Hamburg, 6 Aug 1944.'
  • Date: 6 August 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

2 June 1944 Taxiing accident Horham/Sta 119 Cat 3 damage. Pilot Lt Steve C Smarsh, 2-6-44.

Crashed

6 August 1944 Missing in Action Gdynia 6/8/44. Force landed Russia.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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