42-29477 Little Audrey aka Joan of Arc

media-25221.jpeg UPL 25221 Lt. Carroll Dayle Briscoe flying the Joan of Arc (42-29477), the plane his crew became known for. 1943

My grandfather flew this plane on 10 missions. I have all of his official mission reports.

Object Number - UPL 25221 - Lt. Carroll Dayle Briscoe flying the Joan of Arc (42-29477), the plane his crew became known for. 1943

Delivered Cheyenne 3/1/43; Salina 11/1/43; Morrison 5/2/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-H] Thurleigh 17/4/43 LITTLE AUDREY;



Transferred 358BS/303BG [VK-B] Molesworth 25/9/43; 4m Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Roy Sanders, Co-pilot: Henry Nogash, Navigator: Gordon Wood, Bombardier: Philip Peed, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Rozek, Radio Operator: Jim Trest, Ball turret gunner: Mathias Kremer, Waist gunner: Riker Smith, foto-Wallace Martin (9 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: Martin Carll, Tail gunner: Alf Cockrun (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft struck with Me rocket, crashed Bamberg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 907. JOAN OF ARC.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 364th Fighter Group 1st Scouting Force 384th Fighter Squadron 857th Bomb Squadron Headquarters (1st Combat Bomb Wing)
  • Service Numbers: 18052358 / O-441827
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36229743
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-661626
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
Mathias J. Kremer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37313095
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

3 January 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF.

Assigned

17 April 1943 Assigned 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Assigned

25 September 1943 Transferred 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

14 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Schweinfurt. Hit by rocket from a Me 210 fighter knocking off elevator and rudder. It went down with a fire between the #3 and #4 engines and crashed near Bamburg, Germany. 9 x POW, 2 x KIA. MACR 907. 14-Oct-43.

Manufactured

Built at Boeing.

Revisions

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Added "aka" in the "nickname" field as a separator to aid readability.

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Added a connection to the 8th AF mission #115 for 14 Oct 1943.

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My grandfather flew this plane on 10 missions. I have all of his official mission reports.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 907 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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