42-31640 Miss Hettie
Delivered Denver 30/11/43; Paine 2/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Dallas 3/1/44; Morrison 5/1/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 7/1/44; Missing in Action `11m` Steyr 24/2/44 with Jim McCord, Co-pilot: Harlan Wisner, Navigator: Allison Lunan, Bombardier: Don Gilmore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Homer Cooley, Ball turret gunner: Saul Zafran, Waist gunner: Bill Payne, Waist gunner: Maynard Tingle[wia],Tail gunner: Ralph Edwards[wia] (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jim Gatewood (KIA-died of wounds in Austrian hospital.); enemy aircraft and flak, crashed Wegesheid, Aus; four chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 2686. MISS HETTIE.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
Denver AAF, CO | 30 November 1943 | Delivered Denver AAF 30-Nov-43. |
|
Assigned |
Amendola, Italy | 7 January 1944 | Assigned 96BS, 2BG, 12AF USAAF. |
|
Crashed |
Wegesheid, Austria | 24 February 1944 | Missing in Action Steyr 24-Feb-44; enemy aircraft and flak, crashed Wegesheid, Austria 9 x POW, 1 x KIA MACR 2686 |
|
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-31640-miss-hettie/