42-30251 Piccadilly Queen
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Delivered Cheyenne 6/5/43; Denver 8/5/43; Gt Falls 13/5/43; Kearney 29/5/43; Dow Fd 13/6/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG [XA-T] Gt Ashfield 14/6/43; damaged in base explosion 3/9/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Ray Notestein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gla Owen, Ball turret gunner: John Huffman, Waist gunner: Cliff Owen, Waist gunner: John Moriarty, Tail gunner: Carl Huwe (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Earl Follensbee, Navigator: Eldon Rohs, Bombardier: Chas Markwell, Radio Operator: Art Karnowski (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Kaiserlautern, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2267. PICCADILLY QUEEN.
Was shot down by Htm Raimund Koch of 8./JG 3 Koch lost his life later that year, on 2nd November 1944 near the Esperstedt air base in Thuringia due to an error made by one of his comrades who rammed him at 400 m altitude. He had been credited with 47 shoot-downs and had been proposed for the award of the Knights Cross.
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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: 385th Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Pilot / Operations Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 January 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Changed spelling of surname from 'Rohe' to 'Rohs'. Sources:
MACR 2267 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=109026
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2267 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database