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Source:
www.306bg.us
Production-block:
B-17F-10-BO: 41-24440 to 41-24489
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 367th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 16172
History of
B-17 41-24486 / Man O’ War
B-17F 41-24486 ‘Man O’ War’ assigned 306BG/367BS Westover 17-August-42; Thurleigh 13-October-1942; Missing in Action on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St Nazaire, France. 9-Nov-1942. Hit by flak KO’d #2, with two others damaged, crashed into the harbour at St. Nazaire, France. 11KIA MACR 16172.
Last updated: 23. May 2017
B-17 41-24486 / Man O’ War Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | James M Stewart | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | William W Dickey, Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | --- | Joseph A. Creed | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | John A. Creamer | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Charles J. Meriwether, Jr. | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Thomas A. McMillan | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Raymond C. Schmoyer | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George R. Rumph | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Jack M. Wheeler | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Martin M. Barthe | KIA | - |
| OBS | --- | Hugh L. Langan | KIA | - |
17. August 2019 access_time 0:12
H L Langan was my grand uncle and I was named after him. I never met him and my grandmother signed to get him into the AAF. Her Husband was an officer with the 15th AAF and was in the ETO during this time too. May they all rest as heroes do in peace on the bottom of the Bay of Biscay.
10. February 2023 access_time 1:13
Hello there! My name is Craig Santa Ruiz. Thank you for sharing your story. My wife’s Grand Uncle was Thomas McMillan. He also perished that fateful day. Our son now shares his name. I wanted to connect to see what if anything you have learned of that mission.
Best,
Craig