42-30836 Dragon Lady
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Delivered Cheyenne 5/8/43; Geiger 13/8/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR-V] Gt Ashfield 12/9/43; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 13/2/44 with Edwin Herron, Radio Operator: John Cortez, Ball turret gunner: Alf Seagrave, Waist gunner: Leon Wasilewski (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Walter Camp, Navigator: Stan Stodola, Bombardier: Bill Melillo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Savage, Waist gunner: Francis Temple,Tail gunner: Juan Almanza (6 Returned to Duty); flak KO’d #1 & #4, ditched Channel, 18 miles W of Dungeness, Kent.. Missing Air Crew Report 2345. DRAGON LADY.
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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: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron 551st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 13 February 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) Over Water (OW) |
13 February 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2345 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database