42-30518 Short Stride IV

Delivered Boeing 18/6/43; Gore 29/6/43; Cheyenne 30/6/43; Kearney 14/7/43; Dow Fd 21/7/43; Assigned 413BS/96BG [MZ-Y] Snetterton 26/7/43. Missing in Action Kiel 4 January 1944 with Pilot James E. McLean, Co-pilot: Harold Zlotnik, Navigator: John R. Gray, Bombardier: John E. McGee (body found in 2021), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Richard R. Winn, Ball turret gunner: Thomas J. Keefe, Left Waist gunner: David Miller (7 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Lyall W. Taubert, Right Waist gunner: Gerald R. Waldron Jr, Tail gunner: John Y. Young (3 Prisoner of War). Mid-air collision with 42-5953 on target approach. Crashed Dalum, between Ems/Lingen and Meppen, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2016. SHORT STRIDE IV.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736594
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17071354
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676970
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-798539
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15102913
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Places

Missions

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Skin & Bones
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

4 January 1944 Mid-air collision with B-17 Serial 42-5953 over Germany

Revisions

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ContributorHattie
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Date
ContributorED-BB
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MACR 2016

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2016 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database