42-29511 The iron maiden
Delivered Denver 3/1/43; Salina 11/1/43; Morrison 5/3/43.
Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-W] Alconbury 19/5/43.
Transferred 525BS/379BG [FR-W] Kimbolton 4/9/43.
Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Roland Martin, Co-pilot: Linden Price, Navigator: Dan Maher, Bombardier: Irving Rittenberg, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Mattern, Radio Operator: Nick Macri, Ball turret gunner: Elihu Peacock, Waist gunner: Dan Sirianni, Waist gunner: John Cihonski, Tail gunner: Adam Janik. (10 Prisoner of War).
Enemy aircraft, crash landed S of Wurzburg, Germany.
Missing Air Crew Report 957. THE IRON MAIDEN.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 14 October 1943 |
Revisions
Added the A/C nickname listed in the A/C “Description” section.
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid clarity.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 957 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database