42-31427

Delivered Cheyenne 2/11/43.

Assigned 305BG Chelveston 21/12/43.

Missing in Action Stettin (Bornholm) 11/4/44 with the following 10 crew taken POW:



1Lt Calvin Vance, Pilot:

1Lt John Raedeke, Co-pilot:

1Lt Bob Miller, Navigator:

2Lt Normand Blum, Bombardier:

S/Sgt Marvin Hulsey, Radio Operator:

T/Sgt Larry Bernier, Flight engineer/top turret gunner:

S/Sgt Troy Little, Ball turret gunner:

S/Sgt Bob Bain, Waist gunner:

S/Sgt Clive Bishop, Waist gunner:

S/Sgt Bob Ostrander, Tail gunner:



Enemy aircraft KO'd #. Gas tanks leaking, force landed Teja, on Bornholm Is, in Baltic on way to Sweden.

Missing Air Crew Report MACR 4010.



See a detailed story at http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944050.shtml

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13084838
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36529312
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15382845
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16082208 / O-746556
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39272490
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Places

Missions

Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

Cheyenne AAF, WY 2 November 1943 Delivered Cheyenne AAF 2-Nov-43.

Assigned

Chelveston, UK 21 December 1943 Assigned 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.

Crashed

Near Bornholm Island. 11 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Stettin (Bornholm) 11-Apr-44; Gas tanks leaking, force landed Teja, on Bornholm Is, in Baltic on way to Sweden. MACR 4010. See detail of event at : http://www.airmen.dk/p297.htm

Manufactured

Long Beach, CA Buit at Boeing.

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

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

Date
Changes
Sources

Associated mission from details from :
http://www.airmen.dk

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database