Production-block:
B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 to 41-24539
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 322nd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LG-N
MACR: 3721
History of
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.
Last updated: 5. May 2017
B-17 41-24512 / Rose O’Day Details
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B-17 41-24512 / Rose O’Day Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
10. October 2022 access_time 19:01
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