B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Grand Island 30/10/43; Wilmington 6/11/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-F] Framlingham 11/11/43; (13m) Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Clarry Strait, Co-pilot: George Wilson, Navigator: Joe Klingenberg, Bombardier: Tom Heath, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clinton Hahn, Radio Operator: Merrell Merrick, Ball turret gunner: Herman Alesiani, Waist gunner: Antonio Elizondo, Waist gunner: Carl Lewis,Tail gunner: Thurman Selvidge (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crash landed between Lekkerkerk & Krimpen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2352. DOLLY.
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses
from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in
Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion
of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This...
Squadron
Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Left Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down 17 Aug 1943 in B-17 #42-3333
'Purgatory Pete. ' Returned to base. Shot down by flak on a mission to
Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing
near Krimpen, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Second Lieutenant | Navigator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner, Waist Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW) for 15 mos. Missing in Action (MIA) for 6
mos. Missions (from first to last): Paris; Kiel; Heuringhem;...
Military | Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW). Note: A pilot by that same name is
mentioned in an Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop &
Hey p...
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 390th Bomb Group
Shot down by flak on a mission to Frankfurt on 4
Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31292. A/c made a belly-landing near Krimpen,
Holland. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43,
Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit
moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th
Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and...
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Failed to Return (FTR) | France | 4 February 1944 |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:40:37 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2352 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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