100th Aircraft Lost in Action – Page 1
100th Aircraft Lost in Action – Page 1 by James R. Brown 01 | 02 | 03 Loss Pilot Date Sqdn. MACR A/C # A/C Name Status 01 Oren E. Petrich 23/6/43 349th 269 42-29986 — KIA 02 Paul J. Schmalenbach 23/6/43 349th 270 42-30038 — KIA 03 Alonzo P. Adams III 23/6/43 349th 271 […]
Laden Maiden
Group III Instructor Recalls Feat of the ‘Laden Maiden’ From an interview with Curtis Campbell in 1945 Bombs – Away by an unknown base newspaper reporter — Ardmore AFB, Oklahoma This is the story of how “Old Man” Roane, (he was 19 then) went to Germany on a bombing mission and rammed the B-17 Laden Maiden […]
DFC Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross Awards III. Under the provisions of Army Regulations 600-45, 08 August 1932, as amended, and pursuant to authority contained in Section I, Circular 36, Hq., ETOUSA, 05 April 1943, the DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS is awarded to the following Officer and Enlisted Men. JOHN C. EGAN, O-399510, Major, Army Air Forces, United States Army. For extraordinary […]
Owen Roane: Second Schweinfurt – 14 Oct 44
by Owen D. “Cowboy” Roan Four days after the Munster catastrophe, our crew was called to briefing for another mission. Our briefing room was not crowded, because there seemed to be almost as many on stage to tell us how to fly the mission as there were participants in the venture. Scheduled as Air Boss […]
C. E. Wilson Story – 21 Missions
C. E. Wilson Story – 21 Missions on a B-17 From Camden News – Camden, Arkansas – Friday April 9th, 1993 Part of Charlie Wilson’s past flashed before his eyes Thursday – twice. Then it landed and parked right in front of him. The B-17 Flying Fortress “Nine -O – Nine made two passes over the Camden Municipal […]
March 4, 1944 Berlin Crews
100th Bomb Group “A” Group over the target: flying with 95th Bomb Group became the first 8th Air Force Groups over Berlin. LEAD SQUADRON: A/C #42 39934 “MY ACHING BACK” Capt Magee Fuller Command Pilot LT HERBERT G.DEVORE P KIA 15 MAR 44 LT JERRY FELSENSTEIN CP CPT 6 MAR 44 LT BURTON M.JOSEPH NAV […]
Black Week – Schweinfurt
Black Week (October 8-14, 1943) Schweinfurt – 14 Oct 1943 Bremen | Marienburg | Munster | Schweinfurt OCTOBER 14, 1943, SCHWEINFURT “BLACK THURSDAY” 100TH BOMB GROUP CREWS THAT FLEW MISSION (8 CREWS TOTAL) 4 CREWS FLEW WITH 95TH BG (LEAD BY LT ROBERT HUGHES) 4 CREWS FLEW WITH 390TH BG (LEAD BY LT OWEN “COWBOY’ […]
Black Week – Munster
Black Week (October 8-14, 1943) Munster – 10 Oct 1943 Bremen | Marienburg | Munster | Schweinfurt The Group put up 18 aircraft along with 2 from the 390th BG to make it an even 20. Six Aircraft aborted over the sea, one of which being a 390th a/c. That left 13 100th Bomb Group […]
Black Week – Marienburg
Black Week (October 8-14, 1943) Marienburg – 9 Oct 1943 Bremen | Marienburg | Munster | Schweinfurt According to Frank Murphy’s Book “Luck of the Draw”…”as a result of the costly Bremen mission the previous day, during which 7 aircraft were missing in action, a further 6 sustained significant battle damage and one later had […]
Black Week – Bremen
Black Week (October 8-14, 1943) Bremen – 8 Oct 1943 Bremen | Marienburg | Munster | Schweinfurt 350TH BOMB SQUADRON A/C 42-3233 B-17F- 40-DL “OUR BABY” LN-R 10 POW MAJ GALE “BUCK” CLEVEN COM P POW 08 OCT […]