42-39939 Duchess
Delivered Long Beach 13/10/43; Gr Island 8/11/43; assigned to Maison Blanche.
Landing accident whilst with HQ of 12th Air Force at Marcianise airfield when ferrying 12th AF passengers, pilot William R Smith 18/8/1943.
Some of the names of those on board were:
Edgar H Eastlund
William L Dean
Thaddeus S Zych
Earl Heathgrlby [sp?]
Maurice Greene
Listed to MTO by 1st Combat Crew Replacement Center (War Weary) on 16 September 1944. DUCHESS.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Landing accident |
81025 Marcianise, Province of Caserta, Italy | 18 August 1944 |
Revisions
Removed 'Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 27/11/43' as no evidence that aircraft ever assigned to that group/squadron according to Dave Gansz (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/user/16605) and Pete Koehler (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/users/pete).
Changed location of crash from Maison Blanche to Marcianise Airfield - same sources as above.
Removed:
'Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Harold F. Homer; enemy aircraft, crashed Rudersdorf, Ger; 5KIA 5POW. Missing Air Crew Report 4818.'
This information refers to B-17 42-39937. On MACR 4818, there was an typo in which 42-39939 was mistakenly recorded:
https://www.fold3.com/image/1/28630821
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbasn.asp?SN=42-39939&Submit4=Go
Thanks to Pete Koehler for pointing this out (https://www.americanairmuseum.com/users/pete).
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 4818 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database