96th Bomb Group
Group
The 96th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses to targets across occupied Europe from May 1943 to April 1945.
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42-3324
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 8/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned (F-9 photo-recon) 339BS/96BG [QJ-H] Andrews Fd 5/6/43 GEORGIA PEACH; Snetterton 12/6/43; Missing in Action Berlin 7/5/44 with Neil Behrens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carroll Taylor (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Gordon Spring, Navigator: Bob Dulaney, Bombardier: Tom McRae, Radio Operator: Joe Amanna, Ball turret gunner: Joe Neuhuttler, Waist gunner: Willis Bryant, Waist gunner: Dino Armanini,Tail gunner: Chas Douglas (8 Killed in Action); hydraulics out and no gas, crashed a mile E of Nedlitz, nine miles E of Magdeberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4565. RIKKI TIKKI TAVI.
Service
Units
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339th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
People
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Joseph Amanna
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio Operator | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Purple Heart -
Dino Armanini
Military | Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Purple Heart -
Neil Behrens
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Hydraulics inoperative and ran out of fuel. Chrashed at Medlitzn near Magdeburg, Germany,. Prisoner of War (POW). POW -
Willis Bryant
Military | Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Purple Heart -
Charles Douglas
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Purple Heart -
Robert Dulaney
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Purple Heart -
Thomas McRae
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Purple Heart -
Joseph Neuhuettler
Military | Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Purple Heart -
Gordon Spring
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Killed in Action (KIA). PH -
Carrol Taylor
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 96th Bomb Group
Shot down 7 May 1944 in B-17 #423324 'Rikki Tikki Tavi. ' Prisoner of War (POW). POW
Missions
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342A
7 May 1944
Places
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Snetterton Heath
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Failed to Return (FTR) | Germany | 7 May 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 21 February 2017 19:35:40 | 7th Cavalry | Changes to nicknames |
| Sources | ||
per the 8th Air Force website. 42-3324 Delivered: Denver 8/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned: (F-9 photo-recon) 339BS/96BG [QJ-H] Andrews Fd 5/6/43 GEORGIA PEACH; Snetterton 12/6/43; MIA Berlin 7/5/44 Pilot: Neil Behrens, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Carroll Taylor (2POW); Co-Pilot: Gordon Spring, Navigator: Bob Dulaney, Bombardier: Tom McRae, Radio Operator: Joe Amanna, Ball Turret Gunner: Joe Neuhuttler, Waist Gunner: Willis Bryant, Waist Gunner: Dino Armanini, Tail Gunner: Chas Douglas (8KIA); hydraulics out and no gas, crashed a mile E of Nedlitz, nine miles E of Magdeberg, Germany. MACR 4565. RIKKI TIKKI TAVI. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:40:43 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4565 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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