42-31085 Anita Marie / Mehitabel

media-39403.jpeg UPL 39403 "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Anita Marie" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 12 June 1944."

Object Number - UPL 39403 - "A crew of the 379th Bomb Group poses in front of a Boeing B-17 "Anita Marie" at an 8th Air Force base in England on 12 June 1944."

Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Gr Island 1/10/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-D] Kimbolton 6/10/43; transferred 525BS [FR-D]; Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44 with John Riedman, Navigator: Dave Sarfaty, Radio Operator: Edmund Moreno, Ball turret gunner: Pete Krosunger, Waist gunner: Don Fields, Tail gunner: Ray Pekonen (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bob Smith, Bombardier: Syd Kelly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alby Rowe (3 KIA - two chutes failed); flak, crashed Altenroda, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7357. ANITA MARIE.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Major Alex B. Andrews, an 8th Air Force HQ special observer, in the cockpit of a damaged B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "Lil Satan" of the 379th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '379 BG. 25/6/44, 245. Alex B. Andrews, B/Gen USAF (ret.), Box 2627, Raleigh NC, USA.'
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-900076
  • Highest Rank: General
  • Role/Job: Observer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19179290
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36276991
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Waist Gunner / Nose Gunner / Togglier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12127384
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

Germany 7 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

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ContributorTennyBelle
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8th AF mission database

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ContributorTennyBelle
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8th AF mission database

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ContributorAAM
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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