42-37870 Palma II
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Denver 25/9/43; Gr Island 16/10/43; Assigned 447BG Rattlesden 2/11/43; transferred 333BS/94BG [TS-R] Rougham 3/11/43; then transferred 364BS/305BG [WF-F] Chelveston 23/11/43; Missing in Action Kiel 22/5/44 with Bob Rippstein, Navigator: Bill Fagan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Rhodes (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John Colton, Bombardier: Locke McClure, Radio Operator: Roland Courcy, Ball turret gunner: Emil Went, Waist gunner: Ken Nason, Waist gunner: Bill Isenhour,Tail gunner: Dick Hobbs (7 Killed in Action); flak direct hit, crashed Kiel-Ellerbeck navy depot; Missing Air Crew Report 4950. PALMA II.
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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 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11105915
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 22 May 1944
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
22 May 1944 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4950 / MACR 7818 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database