42-30262 Tech Supply
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 8/5/43; Geiger 28/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Gore 12/6/43; Gt Falls 16/6/43; Smoky Hill 30/6/43; Dow Fd 12/7/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 13/7/43; transferred 568BS/390BG [BI-K] Framlingham 8/43; Missing in Action (12m) Munster 10/10/43 with John Winant, Co-pilot: Don Arns, Navigator: Bob Tredinnick, Bombardier: Dick Walker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt Weidemann, Waist gunner: Alonzo Swope (6 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Paul Hurles, Ball turret gunner: Elmer Fjosne, Waist gunner: Bob Wirtz,Tail gunner: Frank Malone (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Ladbergen, between Munster & Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 862. TECH SUPPLY.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O742270
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16095813
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18155034
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 10 October 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Ladbergen, Germany | 10 October 1943 | Missing in Action (12 missions), Target Munster, 10/10/43, crew (6 Prisoner of War)(4 Killed in Action), crashed Ladbergen, between Munster & Osnabruck, Ger. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 862 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database