Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 413th Bomb Squadron, 546th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | BK-K |
| MACR: | 1725 |
| Fate: |
, Out of gas (20 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29935 / Pulmadique aka The Cat’s Sass
Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Smoky Hill 26/3/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 27/4/43; Andrews Fd 13/5/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; Transferred: 546BS/384BG [BK-K] Grafton Underwood 14/8/43; MIA Bremen 20/12/43 Pilot: Jim Carnes, Co-Pilot: Bill Parsons, Navigator: Bob Pue, Bombardier: Jacob Kahn, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Mark Meyer, Ball Turret Gunner: Frank Doss, Waist Gunner: Bill Tragellas, Waist Gunner: Marvin McLain, Tail Gunner: Jerry Crow (9POW), Radio Operator: Bob Wetherbee (KIA); crew’s first mission, ran out of gas & ditched North Sea. MACR 1725. THE CAT’S SASS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 19 October 2018
28. September 2025 access_time 4:48
‘Pulmadique’, 42-9935, appears in “Target for Today”, a documentary on the US 8th Air Force’s bombing campaign against Germany in World War 2.
30. April 2026 access_time 21:39
I just watched “Target For Today” on YouTube. I happened to see this aircraft and name. It reminds me how little warfighters have changed over time. A dick joke for a name of a crew, that faced some of the harshest aerial combat of the war, is just classic warfighter character. I’m glad I happened to catch this documentary.