42-5953 Skin & Bones
Delivered Long Beach 30/5/43; Kearney 10/6/43; Dow Fd 16/7/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-Q/G] Snetterton 20/7/43. Missing in Action Kiel 4 January 1944. Collided with 42-35018 approaching target. Crashed near Gross-Essepe, between Lingen and Emmen, Germany, near the German/Dutch border. Pilot George L. Davis, Co-pilot: Lester L. Guderian, Navigator: Julius O. Flusche, Bombardier: Hamlin P. Lowry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Kermit O. Lansrud, Radio Operator: Alfonso J. Salvagna, Ball turret gunner: John W. Shue Jr, Left Waist gunner: Nicholas M. Tolien, Right Waist gunner: James W. Golden, Tail gunner: Alexander Korolchuk (10 Killed in Action). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2017. SKIN & BONES.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046804 / O-676879
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18104135 at enlistment, then O-677454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682316
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18192819
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18034208 at enlistment, then O-683989
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Missions
- Date: 4 January 1944
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Short Stride IV
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 4 January 1944 | after mid-air collision with 42-30518 |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2017 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database