41-24624 Madame Betterfly
Top Row (L to R): 2Lt Charles R Woodworth, 2Lt Roger F Moran, 2Lt Lawrence L Leach, 1Lt Curtis Ames Burgan
Bottom Row (L to R): S/Sgt. John T Kuntz, S/Sgt Stanley Farnsworth, Cpl Robert G Ames, S/Sgt. Darrell W Coats, T/Sgt Frank J Brinski, S/Sgt William A Ford
Mike Woodworth
Delivered Geiger 1/9/42; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-J] Presque Is 22/10/42; Grafton Underwood 29/10/42; transferred 422BS [JJ-J]; Missing in Action Kiel 19/5/43 with Capt Chas Clark, Co-pilot: Bob Ruse, Navigator: John Ward, Bombardier: Chas Woodworth, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Everett Howard, Radio Operator: Ken Baldridge, Tail gunner: Lewis Clayton (7 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Earl Rheinhardt, Waist gunner: Louis Haviland, Waist gunner: Ken Edwards (3 Killed in Action); flak, ditched in mouth of Keil harbor. Missing Air Crew Report 15549. MADAME BETTERFLY.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35171384
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-432049
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19065033
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: PIAAF / Presque Is
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
19 May 1943 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words “Tail gunner” in the A/C “Description” section.
I corrected (1) Earl Rheinhart to Rheinhardt, and (2) Madam Butterfly to Madame Betterfly. (By David W Van Bibber, 7 Oct 2015)
I corrected the aircraft name from Madame Butterfly to Madame Betterfly. By David W Van Bibber, 7 Oct 2015
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 15549 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database