42-37805 Carol Dawn
Charles L Brown - pilot Spencer G Luke – co-pilot Garland A Page - left waist gunner Charles V Liddle - tail gunner Robert M Andrews - bombardier Bertrand Oscar Coulombe – engineer (was born on march 1st, 1924 - passed away on march 25th, 2006) Lloyd H Jennings - right waist gunner Samuel W Blackford - ball turret gunner (was born on oct 26th, 1923 - passed away on june 16th, 2001) Roy M Miller - radio operator Albert (NMI) Sadok - navigator
Changed person association to Robert N Andrews to Robert W Andrews
Delivered Long Beach 6/9/43; Gr Island 23/9/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-R] Kimbolton 2/12/43; to 527BG [FO-B]; retUS Bradley 12/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 15/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 5/12/45. CAROL DAWN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 767704
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-928051
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39554656
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Long Beach, CA, USA | 6 September 1943 | Delivered Long Beach 6-Sep-43. |
Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 2 December 1943 | Assigned 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 2-Dec-43. |
Assigned |
Kimbolton, UK | 10 December 1943 | Transferred 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 12/43 |
Crashed |
Kimbolton, UK | 11 February 1944 | Crashed due to landing gear failure, (burst tyre) Kimbolton 11-Feb-44. |
Other Returned ZI |
Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096, USA | 12 June 1945 | Returned to USA, Bradley 12-Jun-45 |
Manufactured |
Long Beach, CA, USA | Built at Douglas aircraft. |
Revisions
B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/7855
B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/7855
B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/7855
B-17 Groups of the Eighth Air Force By Martin W. Bowman
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/7855
Cross reference to mission log, and hand written caption from photographer. 3/19/45 mission over Plauen crossed from 8th AAF records showing aircraft flew 127 total missions. Handwritten caption shows "Carn Dawn - 125 missions" the 125th mission in aircraft mission log was 3/19/45 over Paulen. Photographer E.D. Crenshaw (radio operator) mission log also shows Plauen on 3/19/45. Photo scanned from family album.
my grandfather was crew chief of the "Ye Olde Pub & Carol Dawn. These pictures were discovered after the passing of my grandmother late in 2014.