42-3422 Winnie The Pooh
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UPL 26207
B-17 42-3422, Winnie the Pooh
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Delivered Denver 16/6/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR-Y] Gt Ashfield 24/7/43; Missing in Action Regensburg 25/2/44 with Nelson Davis (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Clark, Navigator: Alf Braca, Bombardier: Harry Clew, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Murphy, Radio Operator: Jim Clinton, Ball turret gunner: Glen Turnbough, Waist gunner: Bob McGettiger, Waist gunner: Jim Hess,Tail gunner: Bill Shay (9 Prisoner of War); direct flak hit on #3, crashed Oberstraubling, near Kirchdorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2775. WINNIE THE POOH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-679330
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O741887
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 25 February 1944 |