42-5218 Sky Wolf
Delivered Tulsa 14/10/42; Salina 25/1/43; Morrison 14/2/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-J] 15/4/43; Missing in Action Bremen 13/6/43 with Bill Marcotte, Navigator: Joe Carvalho, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Dostie, Radio Operator: Mason Houchens, Ball turret gunner: Glenn Loveland, Waist gunner: Larry Huschle, Waist gunner: Capt Chas Patten, Tail gunner: Earl Mason (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Joe Van Troyen, Bombardier: Marc Pitts (2 Killed in Action). Flak hits & crashed north of Bremen, Ger. SKY WOLF.
Shot down by Oberleutnant Willi Elstermann of the 6./NJG 3, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Schleswig airfield. Unteroffizier Hans Meissner, also of the 6./NJG 3, contributed in shooting down this aircraft.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-793144
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
![First Lieutenant Charles R. Patten, of the 303rd Bomb Group, inside a Jeep. Image stamped on reverse: ‘Copyright Current Affairs Ltd.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for Publication 16 Dec 1942. [stamp] and ‘238776.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'Former salesman at the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co., First Lt Charles R Patten, of the U.S. Air Corps, is preparing to hand out something stronger than paper to the Nazis. Patten, whose home is at 531 Melrose-street, Chicage, is married and has one ch](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378895.jpg.webp?itok=p2IMF1R5)
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-349164
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Adjutant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Crashed |
Bremen, Germany | 13 June 1943 | Shot down on 13 June 1943 in B-17 #425218 'Skywolf. ' Plane was hit over target by flak. 3 direct hits. Control cables were gone and big hole in tail. |
Revisions
Added the Production block number and Manufacturer per info on the internet.
SOURCE: https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/production-block/b-17f-40-bo-42-5150-42…
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.