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Source:
www.306bg.us
Production-block:
B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 423rd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: RD-K
Project-Number:
92297-R
MACR: 3481
Missions: 22
History of
B-17 42-39950 / Wampus Cat
Delivered Long Beach 16/10/43; Gr Island 8/11/43; Assigned 423BS/306 BG [RD-K] Thurleigh 18/12/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 29/3/44; enemy aircraft set fuselage alight, crash landed Polder Ronde Hoep, Ouder-Amstel, seven miles SW of Amsterdam, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 3481. WAMPUS CAT.
Last updated: 9. October 2024
B-17 42-39950 / Wampus Cat Details
Found these pictures of #42-39950 / Wampus Cat in the German KU-Report (belongs to B-17 #42-3506 / Sir Baboon McGoon) at the crash site. Photographer is unknown.
B-17 42-39950 / Wampus Cat Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Nelson W. Hardin | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Richard T. Knowles | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | John F. Huistra | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Lee F. Barrows Jr. | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Ernest B. Jackson | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Wendell W. May | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Ralph E. Moulis | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph E. Dilley | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Lee T. Jenks | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Robert M. Richardson | KIA | - |
07. April 2023 access_time 18:48
Hello, I just wanted to let you know of a needed correction to your crew roster. My grandfather was Lee T. Jenks, not Leo!
04. March 2024 access_time 17:47
Thank you, I have updated his name now. Sorry that it took so long.
06. October 2024 access_time 12:27
Same correction on my father: His name was “Lee”, not “Leo”.
09. October 2024 access_time 12:04
Thanks, I have corrected his name. Thanks for nice feedback 🙂
06. October 2024 access_time 12:38
Thank you very much for your excellent documentation! John
09. October 2024 access_time 12:32
Der Name meines Vaters erscheint immer noch als “Leo Barrows” statt “Lee Barrows”
“Lee” ist richtig. Vielen Dank für die Mühe!