42-3383 Spirit of McCook

Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Dow Fd 9/7/43; Assigned 346BS/99BG Navarin 28/7/43; Oudna 4/8/43; transferred 341BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 20/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Focsani 11/6/44 with 2Lt Stuart F Young, 2Lt James W Callaway, 2Lt Raymond R Prophater, 2Lt Earl J Wood Jr, S/Sgt Raymond W Pociecha, S/Sgt Joseph L Marshall, S/Sgt Joseph Graziano, Sgt Paul R Johnson, S/Sgt Thomas B Summers, Sgt James H Trout, Sgt Charles B Chase; lagging behind formation jumped by enemy aircraft, hit in starboard engine, lost height and exploded Bucharest. 9 x POW, 2 x KIA MACR 6425. SPIRIT OF McCOOK.

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Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
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  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Delivered

18500 E 6th Ave, Aurora, CO 80011, USA 1 June 1943 Delivered Denver AAF 1-Jun-43.

Assigned

El Eulma, Algeria 28 July 1943 Assigned 346BS, 99BG Navarin 28-Jul-43.

Assigned

Depienne, Sminja, Tunisia 14 November 1943 Transferred 341BS, 97BG Depienne 14-Nov-43.

Crashed

Bucharest, Romania 11 June 1944 Missing in Action Focsani 11-Jun-44 lagging behind formation jumped by enemy aircraft, hit in starboard engine, lost height and exploded Bucharest. MACR 6425.

Manufactured

Seattle, WA, USA Built at Boeing.

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Sources

Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log