41-24570 Panhandle Dogie
Photo contributed by Steve Perri
B-17F 41-24570 "Panhandle Dogie" Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR- ] Bangor 10-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 11-Oct-42; damaged on first mission Abbeville 8-Nov-42 limped back to base, and became a Hangar Queen; Salvaged BD 27-Nov-42 10RTD.
P 1Lt William M. Anderson; CP 1Lt James L. Lee (RTD)
N Lt Everett Clinard (WIA-RTD); B 1Lt Lyle G. Karnath (WIA-RTD)
E/TTG TSgt Robert E Marrer (RTD); RO TSgt Rex O. Barker (RTD)
BTG SSgt Anthony C. McCauley (RTD); RWG SSgt La Vern A. Senn (RTD)
LWG SSgt Herman Odegard (RTD); TG Richard Q. Flint (RTD)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17020247 / O-728212
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726909
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33262730
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Damaged Beyond Repair (DBR) |
Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire, UK | 27 November 1942 | Aircraft sustained too much damage to warrant repair. Was scavenged for spare parts and officially declared a Category E loss (DBR) on 27-Nov-1942. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2015 Added Wasit Gunners and Tail Gunner to crew list based on infomration collected on B-17F 42-5084 per "Losses of the 8th & 8th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop and John A. Hey MBE
Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2015. Added BTG to crew list per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces: Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2014. Added E/TTG and BTG to crew list per information already residing in website database on B-17F 42-5084.
Lee Cunningham 9-Jan-2015. Added RO Rex Barker to crew list per "Losses of the 9th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A.Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 9-Jan-2015. Added Bombardier to crew list and edited descritpion per "Losses of the 8ht & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 9-Jan-2015. Added CP James L. Lee per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Lee Cunningham 22-Nov-2014. Corrected salvage date per 'The B-17 Flying Fortress Story' Roger A. Freeman & Dave Osborne.
Lee Cunningham 22-Nov-2014. Added DBR event, see previous source entry.
Lee Cunningham 22-Nov-2014. Deleted a duplicate entry for this aircraft and formatted Description. Sources as previously noted on ingest.