Aircraft

42-38205 Thundermug / Thundermug aka Winged Fury

Type

B-17G-30-DL (Douglas)

Names

Thundermug / Thundermug aka Winged Fury

Assigned to the 483rd

30 March 1944

Transferred

{'date': '1944-03-31', 'text': 'transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola'}

Sources

Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

History

• 14 January 1944Delivered Cheyenne
• 6 February 1944Morrison
• 14 February 1944Savannah
• 30 March 1944slated 385BG Gt Ashfield as THUNDERMUG, but transferred 816BS/483BG Tortorella
• 31 March 1944transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola
• Missing in Action Vienna 16/7/44 with Bob O’Brien, Navigator: Bob Morlan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Kelly (3KIA, the latter died on forced march from POW camp)
• Co-pilot: Norene Ostgulen, Bombardier: Earl JorgensenWounded in Action, Radio Operator: Bob Winters, Ball turret gunner: Jim Frampton, Waist gunner: Bob Squires, Waist gunner: Ray Bryner,Tail gunner: Henry Wagner (7 Prisoner of War)
• flak caused wing fire and engine cowling blown off, crashed Goetzendorf, one chute seen. Missing Air Crew Report 6906. WINGED FURY

Dates and events from Dave Osborne's B-17 Master Log, as published by b17flyingfortress.de; wording condensed to the facts.

Reports filed by other units

• MACR 6906 · 2nd BG 49th BS, Amendola; 42-38205 · National Archives

Photographs and loss sheets

• B-17 42-38205 B-17 G 30 DL 'Thundermug' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-38205 B-17 G 30 DL 'Thundermug' · view at 15thaf.org
• B-17 42-38205 B-17 G 30 DL 'Thundermug' · view at 15thaf.org

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