42-39985 Duchess of FUBAR
452nd Bomb Group Assoc.
Delivered Long Beach 26/10/43; Walla Walla 10/11/43; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green 3/1/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 23/3/44 with Bob Brennon, Co-pilot: Lyle Mower, Navigator: Henry Schaeffer, Bombardier: Dick Thompson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Brown, Waist gunner: John Engerman, Waist gunner: Henry Bean, Tail gunner: Walton Purcell (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Morris Weltzienchute failed, Ball turret gunner: Euel Drakeflak fragment (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Rengerhausen, Einbeck, 15 miles SE of Hameln, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3551.
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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: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-751866
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35623867
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801494
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 730th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14108227
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 23 March 1944 |
Revisions
Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.
Euel T. Drake was in this aircraft when it went down. He is my uncle. Was crew member John Engerman, not John Engeman? I don't know this for sure, but please check regarding John Engerman/Engeman.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 3551 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database