42-39894 Boomerang Barbara
388th BG , from image, i.e. [H]
Delivered Long Beach 1/10/43; Gr Island 18/10/43; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 2/11/43; Missing in Action Rostock 20/2/44 with Jerry Payne, Co-pilot: Carl Cole, Navigator: Jim Kelley, Bombardier: Clarry Swanson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Marco Zumbolo, Radio Operator: John White, Ball turret gunner: Joe Pappalardo, Waist gunner: Jim Ellis, Waist gunner: Grant Tucker (9 Killed in Action); Tail gunner: Andrea Alearese (Wounded in Action) (Prisoner of War); mech fault, crashed Brahesholom, NE of Assen, Den. Missing Air Crew Report 2432. BARBARA. Full report with photos: http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944020.shtml
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33389045
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-691038
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18161373
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809531
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32692194
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
England | 20 February 1944 |
Revisions
Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "Pappalardo" was misspelled.
Corrected a typo in the A/C "Description" - "Zumbolo" was misspelled.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2432 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database