42-97549 Round tripper
Delivered Cheyenne 17/12/43; Gr Island 16/1/44; Grenier 24/2/44; Assigned 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 15/2/44; mechanical problems 8/3/44 with J.R. Miller (plus five others); Bombardier: Lt Roger McGuire (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Vasco Gulino, Navigator: Fred Heckman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clyde Jellison, Radio Operator: Max Halladay (3 Prisoner of War). Missing in Action Leipzig 29/5/44 with Frank Brogan, Navigator: Erwin Thompson, Waist gunner: Ray Wilhelm, Tail gunner: Nels Westin (4 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bill Weatherwax, Bombardier: John Faris - Wounded in Action, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Corbett, Radio Operator: Otto Havins, Ball turret gunner: George Sorensen, Waist gunner: Bob Adams - broke leg on landing (6 evaded capture); flak, crashed a mile S of Rocquigny, 22 miles SW of Charleville, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5228. THE ROUND TRIPPER.
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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 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 8 March 1944 | |
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 29 May 1944 | |
Other Returned to Base (RTB) |
8 March 1944 |