42-29573 Two Beauts
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
B-17F 42-29573 [VK-H] "Two Beauts" 303BG/358BS was delivered at Denver 6-Jan-43; Salina 12-Jan-43; Morrison 12-Feb-43; Homestead 15-Feb-43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-H] Molesworth 6-Mar-43
13-Mar-43 Sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F #41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS in 10/10 cloud cover over Wellingboro, Northamptonshire, UK while despatched on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. Crashed at Mears Abby, UK. 7KIA 3BO/RTD.
Participated in 4 operations. See Biography events for crew information.
13-Mar-43 Mission #1 - Railroad marshalling yards at Amiens, France.
22-Mar-43 Mission #2 - Naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany
28-Mar-43 Mission #3 - Railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France.
31-Mar-43 Mission #4 LAST OPERATION - Shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. MAC
Connections
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-72960
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37202734
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-727194
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728859
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15088413
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Mission #1, B-17F 42-29573, 303BG/358BS |
Amiens, France | 13 March 1943 | CREW B-17F 42-29573 "Two Beauts", 303BG/358BS P 2LT Carl H. Morales (RTB); CP 2LT Calvin A. Swaffer (RTB) N 1LT Hubert E. Miller (RTB) B 2LT Frank E. Zasadil (RTB) E/TTG TSGT Francis G. Hinds (RTB); RO SSGT Francis JU. Burns (RTB) BTG SGT Albert V. Carroll (RTB); LWG SGT Max M. Westfall (RTB) RWG SGT John E. Hill (RTB); TG SGT Robert C. Blake (RTB) |
Other Mission #2, B-17F 42-29573, 303BG/358BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 22 March 1943 | CREW B-17F 42-29573 "Two Beauts", 303BG/358BS P 1LT Robert J. Nolan (RTB); CP 2LT Richard L. Kruse (RTB) N 2LT William J. Anderson (RTB); B 2LT Richard R. Hopper (RTB) E/TTG TSGT Roy J. Hively (RTB); RO SSGT Milton Hamill (RTB) BTG SSGT Byron W. Johnson (RTB); LWG SGT James P. Goff (RTB) RWG SGT Lawrence W. Isham (RTB); TG SSGT John Zioance |
Other Mission #3, B-17F 42-29573, 303BG/358BS |
Rouen, France | 28 March 1943 | CREW B-17F 42-29573 "Two Beauts", 303BG/358BS P 1LT Robert J. Nolan (RTB); CP 2LT Richard L. Kruse (RTB) N 2LT William J. Anderson (RTB); B 2LT 1LT William J. Hungerford (RTB) E/TTG TSGT Roy J. Hively (RTB); RO SSGT Milton Hamill (RTB) BTG SSGT Byron W. Johnson (RTB); LWG SGT Lawrence W. Isham (RTB) RWG SGT James P Goff (RTB); TG SGT Emile V. Bitter, Jr. (RTB) |
Other Mission #4, B-17F 42-29573, 303BG/358BS MAC |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 31 March 1943 | CREW B-17F 42-29573 "Two Beauts", 303BG/358BS P 2LT James R. Dunn (KOM); CP 2LT Keith L. Hafen (KOM) N 2LT George H. Boyd (KOM); B 2LT Robert A. Lizotte (KOM) E/TTG TSGT Lamoine D. Yager (KOM); RO TSGT Earl Hogue (BO/INJ) BTG SSGT Carl E. Shellman (KOM); LWG SGT William A. Testoni (BO/RTD) RWG SSGT Stanislaus Nowak (BO/INJ); TG SSGT Eugene C. Clowe (KOM) Sustained a mid-air collision with B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS in 10/10 cloud cover over Wellingboro, Northamptonshire, UK while despatched on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. Crashed at Mears Abby, UK. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: Mission Report of 31-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/027.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: Mission Report of 28-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/026.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: Mission Report of 22-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/025.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: Mission Report of 13-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/023.pdf
Lee Cunningham 11-Mar-2016. Added Block#, Manufacturer and Coding; Converted dates to USAAF military-style signification, added loss details, Participations statement and Mission listing to Description; Made connections to Place and Missions per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian: James R. Dunn crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/358dunn.html