42-5175

B-17F 42-5175 was delivered at Denver 6-Oct-42; New Castle 4-Nov-42; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY- ] Thurleigh 16-Nov-42; Missing in Action 16-Feb-43 while on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France. Aircraft was severely damaged by flak over the target and then attacked by German fighters. A waist gunner was killed in the action but 9 of the crew managed to bale out. The aircraft crashed at Les Sept Iles, France. 1KIA, 7POW 2EVD MACR 15471.



P 1Lt Joseph A. Downing (POW); CP 2Lt Howard W. Kelly (EVD)

N 1Lt Howard H. Pratt (POW); B 2Lt George V. Bryan (POW)

E/TTG SSgt Allen H. Robinson (EVD); RO SSgt Henry H. Jones (POW)

BTG Sgt Royal A. Green (POW); WG Harvey J. Ross, Jr. (KIA)

WG SSgt George W. Green (POW); TG Loras C. Elliott (POW)

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-663232
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-659677
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36503461
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17028612
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18063982
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

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Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Les Sept Îles, France 16 February 1943 Aircraft was severely damaged by flak over the target and then attacked by enemy fighters and crashed at Les Sept Iles, France.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 30-Jan-2015. Added Markings, FTR description, edited Description wit target and loss information per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; Added crew position, rank, full proper name and disposition per MACR 15471; made connections to PLace and Mission within existing website data; formatted crew display.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15471 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database