42-31926 Lovell's Hovel
Object Number - UPL 60002 - B-17 42-31926 'Lovells Hovel'
Delivered Denver 6/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Homestead 27/1/44; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-G] Grafton Underwood 19/2/44; Missing in Action Watten V-site at Wizernes 19/3/44 with Jim Lovell, Co-pilot: Walt Brookings, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Calvin Fowlkes, Radio Operator: Minot Deftos, Ball turret gunner: Jim Johnson, Waist gunner: Doyle Blankenship (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: Joe Lewis, Bombardier: Martin Bachicha, Waist gunner: Jesse Oldham, Tail gunner: Lou Kardos (4 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wavrens, three miles N of St Pol, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3242. LOVELL'S HOVEL.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802209
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14130229
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
- Date: 4 March 1944
- Date: 3 March 1944
- Date: 2 March 1944
- Date: 28 February 1944
- Date: 25 February 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Delivered |
6 January 1944 | ||
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
19 March 1944 | Crashed Wavrens 3 miles north of St Pol, France |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3242 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database