41-24449 Short Snorter
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy
Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
Cecil R. Tabor was my Uncle. The photos and information that I have were supplied to me by family members.
Object Number - UPL 30540 - Cecil R. Tabor First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces 401st Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy Entered the Service from: Oklahoma
B-17F 41-24449 'Short Snorter' was assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-B] Bangor 31-Aug-42; Bassingbourn 1-Oct-42. On 20-Dec-43 the aircraft was damaged on the mission to Romilly, France with Capt William Harris, but limped back to base OK. 10RTD
Shot down 30-Dec-42 by FW190s shortly after the leaving the target of the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Aircraft was set afire and exploded at 21,000 feet. This was the 3rd mission for this aircraft. 10KIA MACR 3265
P 1Lt William D. Bloodgood (KIA) CP 1Lt Cecil R. Tabor (KIA)
N 1Lt Frank T. Driesbach (KIA) B 1Lt William S. Chubb (KIA)
E/TTG TSgt Willy H. W. Zeeck (KIA); RO William H. Steele (KIA)
BTG SSgt Donald Velasquez (KIA); WG SSgt Arden G. Gearhart (KIA)
WG Hubert B. Buchanan (KIA); TG William R. Marks (KIA)
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16034523
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34130601
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771890
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39678642
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19055235
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Aircraft wa attacked, head-on, by German fighters and set afire. Exploded at 21,000 feet about 5 minutes after leaving the target and the debris fell into the Atlantic. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2014. Added target information to description; added rank and full proper names of crew and formatted crew display, made connections to Place and Mission per MACR 3265.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3265 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database