42-5795 Skoal

Delivered Long Beach 31/1/43; Rapid City 16/2/43; Morrison 28/3/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-A] Alconbury 5/4/43; 1m with H.M. Conley 14/5/43; transferred AFSC (92BG?) 4/8/43; 401BS/91BG [LL-B] Bassingbourn 5/9/43; Missing in Action 7m Bremen 26/11/43 with Bob Tibbetts, Co-pilot: Alex Ellerman, Navigator: Leo Sharum, Bombardier: Dick Wertheim, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Brady, Radio Operator: Garner Walters, Ball turret gunner: Dana Morse, Waist gunner: Chas Clark, Waist gunner: Woodrow Tressler, Tail gunner: Walt Davis (10 Returned to Duty); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea off Gt Yarmouth, all rescued by ASR. SKOAL.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James W Brady

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Charles E Clark

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Waist Gunner

Harry M Conley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Observer; Pilot

Walter J Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner, Tail Gunner

Alexander Ellerman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Crashed

Off Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK 26 November 1943 Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43. Cause - Enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea off Gt Yarmouth, all rescued by ASR (10 x RTD).

Revisions

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Contributoracbernstein1
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https://95thbgdb.com/aircraft/221 

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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AAM DB Entry.

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log