42-5894 Brother Bill
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Object Number - UPL 79943 - The remains of B-17 42-5894 just off the west coast of the Isle of Bute at Stravanan Bay.
Delivered Long Beach 24/4/43; Salinas 30/4/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned Freeman Goodman Prov Grp Gander, Nfd 9/6/43, but crashed into Stranavan Bay, Rothesay, Scotland on ferry flight from USA having run out of gas; with Jim Rivers, Co-pilot: W.D. Boelter, Navigator: E.W.Gould, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: C.D. McLaughlin, Radio Operator: E.W. Maslowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: N. Maxa, Radio Operator: P.Tomasko, Waist gunner: F.Norman, Waist gunner: D.C.Jensen (9 Returned to Duty); Bombardier: Jim Stroebel (KIS-body washed up a month later). Salvaged NBD 16/6/45.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37302812
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
