42-31386 Woof, Sky Duster

media-36827.jpeg UPL 36827 "42-31386 'Sky Duster' - 36 missions - MIA on Berlin 19 may 44."

Object Number - UPL 36827 - "42-31386 'Sky Duster' - 36 missions - MIA on Berlin 19 may 44."

Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-W] Molesworth 18/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin (36m) 19/5/44 with Ernie Roth, Navigator: George Bays, Bombardier: Herman Moening, Radio Operator: Earl Buckingham, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Streicher, Waist gunner: John Kurzawksi (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Don Gibbons, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred Dexter, Waist gunner: Armout Martins, Tail gunner: Henry Gardner (4 Prisoner of War); flak on nose and blew off #3, exploded and crashed Pichelsberg, near Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 4949. WOOF aka SKY DUSTER.

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18014953 / O-703174
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33390919
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18171431
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17128269
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32379769
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne AAF, WY 28 October 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 28-Oct-43.

Assigned

Molesworth, UK 18 January 1944 Assigned 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Failed to Return (FTR)

Pichelsberg, Germany 19 May 1944 Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44; Flak on nose and blew off #3, exploded and crashed Pichelsberg, nr Berlin. 4 x POW, 6 x KIA MACR 4949.

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Built at Boeing.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Updated the A/C nickname per info listed in the A/C “Description” section.

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Date
Contributorjac59200
Changes
Sources

jeff champagne

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4949 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-31386: Gallery (1 items)