42-3104 Raider
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG Rougham 6/43 RAIDER; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-A] Grafton Underwood 10/7/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with George Keck, Co-pilot: Ray Gaither, Radio Operator: Frank Hollingsworth, Ball turret gunner: Bill Wolven, Waist gunner: Theo Paduch, Waist gunner: John Hughes (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bill Juart, Bombardier: Arthur Bryant, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Milton Deville,Tail gunner: Bill Igou (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Haus Oelgarten, near Hennef, seven miles E of Bonn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 286.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-665351
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 12 February 1943 - 16 April 1943 | For modification |
|
Delivered |
Bangor, ME, USA | 16 April 1943 - 15 June 1943 | For move to England |
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Assigned |
Bury St Edmunds, England, UK | 15 June 1943 - 10 July 1943 | 94th Bomb Group, 332nd Bomb Squadron |
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Transferred |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, England, UK | 10 July 1943 - 12 August 1943 | 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron |
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Crashed |
Haus Oelgarten, Hennef (Sieg), Germany | 12 August 1943 - 12 August 1943 | MIA on mission to Gelsenkirchen. Shot down by enemy aircraft. MACR 286 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 286 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database