42-29861 Buck-Shot

Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/43; Denver 1/3/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-X] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action 31m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Harry Cannon, Co-pilot: John May, Navigator: George Farrell, Bombardier: Bob Wood, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Ball, Radio Operator: Paul Kallas, Ball turret gunner: Manuel Trujillo, Waist gunner: Dick Emmick, Waist gunner: Wayne Kittilson, Tail gunner: Bob Broadsky (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Luederoad Estate, four miles E of Salzgitter, Ger. MACR 1936. BUCK-SHOT.

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Germany 11 January 1944

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Added a unit connection to the 8th AF.

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Added the nickname mentioned in the A/C “Description”.

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Added a space in the A/C “Description” for clarity.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1936 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database