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Delivered Dallas 14/6/44; Langley 6/7/44; Dow Fd 7/8/44; Assigned 772BS/463BG PFF Celone 11/8/44; Missing in Action Bologna 12/10/44 with Bill Winters, Co-pilot: Irving Kipper, Navigator: Louis Martinich, Bombardier: Warren McCoy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Cloud, Radio Operator: Federo DeTunno, Ball turret gunner: Hiram Kiser, Waist gunner: Doug Johnson, Waist gunner: Tom Madden, Tail gunner: Phil Daily (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Ruffeld; Missing Air Crew Report 9080.

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Units served with

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

463rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

David B Cloud

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13084856
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Philip M Daily

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17147300
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Fedoro Paul DeTunno

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35510888

Douglas F Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32669831
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Irvin Sylvan Kipper

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Unit: 463rd Bomb Group 772nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768590
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Places

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-5287) of the 463rd Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight with open bomb bay doors. Handwritten caption on reverse: '463 BG Gills.'

Celone

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Foggia Satellite #1, San Nicola-d'Arpi

Revisions

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Added the "Production block number". See: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17g-50-ve-44-8101-44…

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Added a connection to Celone as mentioned in the A/C description section.

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Removed the connection to 8th AF and added a connection to 15th AF.

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Added unit connections to the 8th AF, 772BS & 463BG.

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Added a space in front of the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” for clarity.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log