41-24472
B-17F 41-24472 was assigned 369BS/306BG Westover 19-August-1942; Thurleigh 2-October-1942. The aircraft was shot down 8-Nov-42 by enemy fighters and AA fire while on a mission to bomb the Actlier d' Hellemmes locomotive factory at Lille, France. The aircraft crashed near the target. 5 KIA 3 POW 1 POW-DIC 1 EVD MACR 16133.
P Capt Richard D Adams (EVD); CP 2Lt Carl W. Cook (POW)
N 2Lt Julius C. Landrum (POW); B 2Lt John A. Latchford (POW)
E/TTG SSgt Peter Greyno (KIA); RO SSgt Jim T. McCloy (POW-DIC)
BTG SSgt John S. Saunders (KIA); WG SSgt Anthony J. Lacek (KIA)
WG SSgt Frank M. Zeck (KIA); TG SSgt Ford L. Winchell, Jr. (POW)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-424871
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-726193
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13038360
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 32236430
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-726045
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Lille, France | 8 November 1942 |
Revisions
Added an association to the 369BS as listed in the A/C description.
Added Some Punctuation in the A/C "Description section" to aid readability.
Lee Cunningham 22-Nov-2014. Deleted duplicate entries, combined all data, formatted crew data all per MACR 16133.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 16133 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database