| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 bis 41-24539 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 322nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | LG-N |
| MACR: | 3721 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (04 März 1943) |
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B-17 41-24512 / Rose O’Day
Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-N] Bangor 1-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 29-Sep-42; Missing in Action (MIA) 7+m Hamm 4-Mar-43. Aircraft sustained repeated attacks by fighters and crashed into the North Sea just of the southern tip of Texel Island, Holland. The crew was ordered to bale out, but most landed in the sea and were lost. Co-pilot: 1LT Harold E. Kious rescued by ferryboat Dr Wagemaker, and then captured as a POW. Missing Air Crew Report 3721. ROSE O’DAY.
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B-17 41-24512 / Rose O’Day Details
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B-17 41-24512 / Rose O’Day Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Ralph A. Felton, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Harold E. Kious | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | William D. Toole | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | William H. Hylton | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Elio Traverso | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Robert M. Paul | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert J. Larson | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Walter L. Bliven, Jr. | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Braden C. Griffin | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Andrew H. Burnett | KIA | - |
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Capt. Kenneth K Wallick may have been the pilot of ‚Rose O‘ Day‘ as part of an earlier crew, which crash landed this aircraft on Nov 22 1942 near Chivenor, England, returning from the famous St Nazaire submarine base bombing mission.
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/139791
And this is a picture of him and the crew at the time, dated April 14 1943:
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/204856552