43-37622 Phyllis
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Object Number - UPL 28236
Delivered Cheyenne 5/5/44; Patterson 21/5/44; Kearney 5/6/44; Dow Fd 27/6/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-F] Kimbolton 8/7/44; battle damaged Hanover 5/8/44 with Byrd Ryland, Co-pilot: Jim Denny, Navigator: Harry Braswell, Bombardier: Jim Fulton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Jewell, Radio Operator: Bernie Dolan, Ball turret gunner: Herb Lawton, Waist gunner: Chas Rusk, Tail gunner: Harry Lehman (9 Returned to Duty); on return from mission skidded and collided with parked 42-107169 [FO-T]; Salvaged 2 SAD 6/8/44.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19114100 / O-758752
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 0719878 T43-44
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34403543
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34008845
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38427872
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Missions
- Date: 5 August 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Assigned |
Kimbolton, England | 8 July 1944 | Assigned to 527BS/379BG |
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Other Collision |
Kimbolton, England | 5 August 1944 | Collided with B-17 #42-107169 upon returning from a mission. All 9 crewman walked away. |
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Other Salvaged |
Abbots Ripton, England | 6 August 1944 | Salvaged at 2nd Strategic Air Depot. |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
