32nd Bomb Squadron Aircraft Histories
by Serial Number and Name*


 

    23044, Name not known
      Salvaged overseas 30 April 44. Flew two missions.
    23134, Name not known
      MIA Steyr 2 April 44 on its 40th mission. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Kleinrifling. Calvin Miller crew, Adams, Belot, Reese, Dora, Poe, Nicholson, Taylor, Pochmursky, Tiefenbaum. All KIA. (MACR 4197).
    23157, LAURA
      MIA Vienna. Austria 26 Jul 44. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Wiener Neustadt. Leo McDonald crew, Kai-Kee, Steed, Winsor, Allen, Brainard, Forys, Shallcross, Tate, Jameson. McDonald, Kai-Kee, Forys KIA, rest POW. (MACR 7138).
    23159, Name not known
      Transfer from 2nd BG after one mission. Flew 13 missions 301st. To depot 4 Jun 44. Salvaged overseas 6 Sep 44.
    23161, Name not known
      Transfer from 2nd BG after three missions. Flew 28 missions with 301st. To U.S. and Altus 29 Oct 45.
    23166, Name not known
      Transfer from 2nd BG after five missions. MIA Montpelier 27 Jan 44 on its 42nd 301st mission. Billy Graves crew, Friedlander Hess, Hill, Kolb. Bergin, Francisco, Powell, Vandenburg. All KIA. (MACR 2058).
    23343, SLICK CHICK
      Flew 78 missions. Weather aircraft in summer of 1944. To depot 6 Oct 44. Salvaged overseas 11 Jul 45.
    23380, Name not known
      MIA Wiener Neustadt 2 Nov 43 on its 32nd mission. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Wiener Neustadt. Charles Mason crew, McGinley, Baker, Rossi, Crockett, Saucier, Gillespie, Rough, Golebiewski. Saucier, Gillespie, Golebiewski KIA, rest POW. (MACR 1095).
    23391, GEORGIA PEACH
      MIA Wiener Neustadt 2 Nov 43 on its 32nd mission. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Espang James Veazey crew, moon, Fochtman, Isbell, Rastoggy, Davsky, Schopper, Oliver, Hill. Veazey, Isbell, Oliver, Hill KIA. (MACR 1092).
    25050, Name not known
      Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43 after 64 mission& MIA at Pireaus 14 Dec 43.
    25076, Name not known
      MIA Gabes 4 Feb 43 on its first mission. William Broderick crew, McMillan, Kinal, Hills, Norton, Magun, Stokcs, ThofqM McLaughlin, Conlon. All POW. (MACR 15358).
    25131, "HUN-PECKER"
      Assigned 1 Nov 42. Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43 after 50 missions. Transfer to 99th BG 28 Mar 44. No missions with the 99th BG. To Kingman 18 Dec 45.
    25137, "LEAD FOOT/CAROL JEAN IV"
      MIA Turin 30 Oct 43 on its 86th mission. Charles Clowe crew, Wright, Boston, Robinson, Haberberger, Padgett, Service, Headding, Dill. All KIA. (MACR 1060).
    25137, CAROL JEAN IV
      MIA Turin 30 Oct 43 on its 86th mission. Charles Clowe crew, Wright, Boston, Robinson, Haberberger, Padgett, Service, Headding, Dill. All KIA. (MACR 1060).
    25145, THE GREMLIN
      Transfer to 2nd BG after 62 missions. MIA Padua 4 Sep 43.

    25233, RIGOR MORTIS
      Assigned 31 Dec 43. Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43 after 95 missions. Flew 18 missions with 2nd BG. Transfer to 99th BG 28 Mar 44. Flew no missions with 99th BG. Transfer to 483rd BG 31 Mar 44. To Arledge Field 23 Nov 44. Crew (pictured): Front row, L to R, Don Brazee, Pilot; Randrup, Co-Pilot; Burt Lewis, Navigator; Emory Cook, Bombardier. Back row, L to R, Sgt. Farrell, Engineer; Willoughby, Radio Operator; Lovelace, Ball Turret; Wall, Waist Gunner; Kelly, Tail Gunner. (Photo and information courtesy of Colonel Donald Brazee, Ret. Don and this crew were assigned to the 32nd after arriving from the United States 31 December 43.)

    25350, SKINHEAD/NOSEY
      Assigned 21 Jan 43. Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43 after 67 missions. Transfer to 99th BG 28 Mar 44. Flew five missions with 2nd BG, one with 99th BG. Transfer to 483rd BG on 31 Mar 44. To U.S. 8 Jul 44. To Albuquerque 3 Aug 45.
    25831, THE VIRGIN
      MIA 31 May 43 on its first mission. Ditched. Victor Lewin crew, Kitterman, Love, Angel, Cuj:cio, Kerns, Gordon, Gwaltney, Armstrong. Gwaltney, Armstrong KIA, rest return.
    25836, HOT COCK
      Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Jan 43 after 31 missions. MIA Sofia 24 Jan 44. Hit by falling bombs from another B-17.
    25937, Name not known
      MIA Messerschmitt plant in north Vienna 17 Mar 44 on its 32nd mission. Attacked by two ME-109 fighters over target, crashed in Bosnia near Dubrovnik, Croatia. David E. Tanner, Pilot, Herbert R Snow Co-pilot, Fred Sicilio Navigator, John J. Chapman Bombardier, Rex Keith Engineer, Dean A. Garrett Radio Operator, George M. Gaylord Waist Gunner, Richard N. Musty Ball Gunner, Dale E. Lavell Tail Gunner. Musty KIA, rest evaded and returned. (MACR 3200).
    124350, DUMBO
      Original aircraft, assigned 23 Aug 42. Exploded in the air on return from depot 09 Jan 43. Flew eight missions. Wesley Sloulin crew, Olsen, Fratalli, Crandall, Hull, Most, Clark, Kahl, Kimmel. Also Crew Chiefs White, Leonard, Greenway. All KIA. (MACR 16242).
    124359, Name not known
      Original aircraft. Assigned 8 Sep 42. Left in England. Salvaged overseas 19 Dec 45. Flew four missions.
    124361, WABASH CANNON BALL
      Original aircraft. Assigned 18 Jul 42. Transfer to 99th BG after 52 missions, Flew five missions with 99th BG. Transfer to 2nd BG 14 Nov 43, flew 41 missions. transfer back to 99th BG 28 Mar 44. Flew a total of 98 missions. Transfer to 483rd BG 31 Mar 44. To U.S. 11 Jun 44. To Altus 20 Aug 45.
    124363, "BAD PENNY"
      Original aircraft. Assigned 18 Aug 42. MIA Bizerte 28 Nov 42 on its sixth mission. John Bruce crew, Earl, Knop, Tannehill, Hughes, McGriff, Backus, Scott, Gilger. All KIA. (MACR 16197).
    124369, SPECIAL DELIVERY
      Original aircraft. Assigned 23 Aug 42. Crash landing 4 Dec 42. Battle damage Bizerte 15 Dec 42 on its fifth mission. Salvaged. McNeil, Shackleton, Conlon. All POW. (MACR 16038).
    124404, CAROL JEAN III
      Original aircraft. Flew first Group mission 5 Sep 42. Crash landing 9 Nov 43. Salvaged overseas. Flew 17 missions.
    124407, THE GOON
      Original aircraft. Assigned 18 Aug 42. Transfer to 99th BG in Oct 43 after 48 missions. To Walnut Ridge 5 Dec 45.
    124408, PLUTOCRATE(E)
      Original aircraft. Assigned 18 Aug 42. Transfer to 2nd BG Oct 43 after 42 missions. Transfer to 483rd BG 29 Apr 44. To Albuquerque 26 May 45.
    124409, PLAYBOY
      Original aircraft. Assigned 23 Aug 42. Transfer to 99th BG 14 Nov 43 after 35 missions. Transfer to 483rd BG 31 Mar 44. To U.S. 4 Jul 44. To Altus 11 Sep 45.
    124418, SPECIAL DELIVERY-II
      Transfer from 352nd BS. Flew 79 missions. To U.S. 10 Nov 43.
    230110, Name not known
      Flew seven missions. Salvaged overseas 8 Jul 44.
    230111, Name not known
      MIA Wiener Neustadt 2 Nov 43 on its 27th mission. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Wiener Neustadt. John Gibson crew, Green, Brown, Kirsch, Pugh, Helm, Dessart, Massone, Davis, Stewart. All KIA. (MACR 1093).
    230122, Name not known
      Flew 29 missions. Salvaged overseas 31 Jul 45.
    230127, Name not known
      MIA Wiener Neustadt 2 Nov 43 on its 24th mission. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Wiener Neustadt. Herbert Pattison crew, Beutke, Apelhot, Irwin, Sifferd, Connell, Funk, Daleo, Hoops. All KIA. (MACR 1094).
    230333, SANDMAN
      Assigned Aug 43. Flew 18 missions. Transfer to 97th BG. Weather aircraft from 15 Jul 44. Salvaged overseas 14 Oct 44.
    230344, THE LADY EVELYN
      MIA Capua 4 Sep 43 on its 13th mission. Wilbur Crouch crew, Salvaged overseas.
    230428, TOUCHY GOOSE
      MIA Regensburg 25 Feb 44 on its 29th mission. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Karkaudorf William Epps crew, Palmer, Meyer, Capiello, Feist, Nix, Seaver, Stoneman, Odegard. All POW.
    230466, Name not known
      Assigned to 2nd BG. Transfer to 301st BG 14 Nov 43 after 27 missions. MIA Piraeus 11 Jan 44 on its 12th mission with 30 1 st. Damaged by explosion of another 13- 17, crashed near Patrai. Donald Ready crew, Miller, Siegel, Fitzgerald, Myers, Brock, Sehursky, Carlino, Wright. Siegle, Sehursky POW, rest KIA. (MACR 1830).
    46180, Name not known
      Assigned 4 Jul 43. MIA Leclifeld 12 Sep 44. Damaged by flak, crashed near Karwendelhaus. Spotswood Allen crew, Randall, White, Bolch, Moore, Head, Lazenby, Egyedi, Adler, Cabrara. All POW. (MACR 8623).
    46189, Name not known
      Assigned 9 Jul 44. MIA Vienna 26 Jul 44. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Perin. Richard Luebke crew, Thomas, Krumholz, Jones, Darling, Ault, Hudson, Petrowski, Scalabrino, Cope. Luebke, Thomas, Darling KIA, rest POW. (MACR 714 1).
    46266, Name not known
      Assigned 8 Jul 44. Battle damage at Linz, crash landing on 2 Mar 45. Salvaged overseas.
    46342, Name not known
      Assigned 9 Aug 44. To Depot 10 Mar 45. Ditched 21 May 45.
    46343, Name not known
      Assigned 12 Aug 44. To depot 20 Apr 45. Salvaged overseas 26 Apr 45.
    46347, PRINCESS O'ROURKE
      Assigned 29 Jul 44. MIA Vipiteno 20 Apr 45.Robert Adams crew, Llewellyn, Blair, Knapp, Stemac, Rasmussen, Arman, Burnham, Gamel, Whitbeck. All interned in Switzerland. (MACR 14030).
    46348, Name not known
      Transfer from 97th BG 14 Aug 44. MIA Vienna 10 Sep 44. Damaged by flak, crashed near Scnorja. Kenneth Wisner crew, Hanway, Hines, Armstrong, Harris, Healy, Kersting, Kessel, Fisher, McClure. All POW. (MACR 8622).
    46353, Name not known
      Assigned 8 Aug 44. MIA Vienna 10 Sep 44. Damaged by flak, crashed near Vienna. Gail Stubbs crew, Halford, Seigel, Gill, McCloskey, Gelber, Baumbarger, Hitt, Holloway, Schneider. Gilbert, Hitt, Schneider POW, rest KIA. (MACR 8261).
    46357, Name not known
      Assigned 29 Jul 44. Salvaged overseas 23 Apr 45.
    46362, JACK HALEY'S COMET
      Assigned 12 Aug 44. To Kingman 13 Dec 45.
    46383, Name not known
      Assigned 13 Aug 44. To Kingman 28 Nov 45.
    46403, Name not known
      Assigned 18 Aug 44. To depot 10 Apr 4 5. To Kingman 4 Dec 45.
    46407, MISS BEHAVEN
      Assigned 17 Aug 44. Abandoned in Poland after mission to Blechhammer 14 Mar 45. Walter Podasek crew, Blain, Blair, Londny, Stemac, Rasmussen, Orman, Burnham, Gamal, Whitbeck. All return from Russia.
    46529, Name not known
      Assigned 4 Oct 44. Battle damage on 11 Dec 44. Headed for Russian lines but landed at Debreczen, Hungary. Morris crew, Carmody, Harrigan, Davidson, Keaton, Ruble, Gladis, MacArthur, Hanks, Feres. All returned.
    46546, Name not known
      Assigned 29 Oct 44. MIA Vienna 13 Feb 45. Damaged by flak, crashed near Tapolza. Merrill Barnes crew, Ward, Edelen, Bowman, Harper, Whitcombe, Olis, Thomas, Losh, Elmer. Bowman, Losh KIA, rest POW. (MACR 12366).
    46556, Name not known
      Assigned 17 Oct 44. To depot 19 Oct 44. Salvaged overseas 19 Oct 44.
    46639, Name not known
      Transfer from depot 4 Nov 44. To Walnut Ridge 19 Dec 45.
    46657, Name not known
      Assigned 21 Dec 44. To Kingman 17 Dec 45.
    46737, Name not known
      MIA Vipiteno, 20 Apr 45. Damaged by flak, crashed near Merano. Howard Bowers crew, Wunderlick, Cook, MacArthur, Romano, Askins, Morgan, Safdo, Jiminez, Kawales. (MACR 14029).
    48182, Name not known
      PFF aircraft. Assigned 17 Oct 44. Crash landed in Soviet territory 26 Dec 44. Pilot-Ralph Kage.
    48186, SUGAR REPORT
      PFF aircraft. Assigned 3 Oct 44. MIA Blechhammer 26 Dec 44. Kage crew,Wunderlich, Meade, Bounds, Bums, Murchy, Glassy, Irvine, Richards, Polynack. All evade, return from Russia.
    48586, Name not known
      PFF aircraft. Assigned 26 Jan 45. Transfer to 97th BG.
    231129, Name not known
      Battle damage Regensburg 25 Feb 44 on its 27th mission. Crashed near Trigno. One KIA, two WIA. Pilot-Walsh.
    231398, Name not known
      MIA Verona 22 Mar 44 on its 32nd mission. Ditched in Adriatic. Douglas Moore crew, hunter, Garrity, Upton, Hartenstein, Frascatorf, Gatrost, Fish, MacDonald. Crew rescued.
    231478, Name not known
      MIA Steyr 24 Feb 44 on its 18th mission. Shot down by fighters. Ditched in Adriatic. Cecil Robertson crew. Barnes, Cobrin, Doll, Fortier, Nugent, Brennan, Giles, Janek. Crew rescued. (MACR 2633).
    231482, Name not known
      MIA Vienna 26 Jun 44 on its 66th mission. Shot down by fighters. Crashed near Gyor. Lewis Phillips crew, Nalley, Olsen, Nelson, Melrose, Hill, White, Bemdtson, Wagoner, Kelly, Phillips, Nalley, Olsen, Nelson, Wagoner KIA, rest POW. (MACR 6328).
    231584, Name not known
      Assigned Jan 44. Flew 12 missions. Probably transferred to depot Feb 44. Salvaged overseas 17 Apr 45.
    231664, Name not known
      MIA Regensburg 25 Feb 44 on its fifth mission. Shot down by fighters, crashed near Bodenkirchen. David Paxton crew, Chapas, Baughman, Mullen, Joe, Greenwood, Forst, Alexander, Tate, O'Connor. Paxton, Chapas, Mullen POW, rest KIA. (MACR 2593).
    231701, Name not known
      MIA Vienna 26 Jun 44 on its 54th mission. Damaged by flak, crashed at Ungam. Norman Gourley crew, Hughes, Reeves, Williams, Jones, Hewitt, Turney, Ingold, Seger, Whaley. All POW. (MACR 6353).
    231853, Name not known
      MIA Lyon 25 May 44 on its 27th mission. Collision with 231605. Plane crashed into mountain. Richard McCarthy crew, Ankney, McCarthy, Burt, Hill, Corey, Hudson, Rhoads, Stuart, Christensen. All KIA.
    231886, AMAZIN MAIZIE
      MIA Blechhammer 7 Aug 44. Shot down by fighters and flak,. Gerald Bauer crew, Schuler, Schumaker, McNally, Kuzara, Hudson, Trouts, Pease, Drogt, Rouswell, All POW (MACR 11976).
    237813, Name not known
      MIA 23 Jun 44 on its 64th mission. Shot down by fighters. John Muirhead crew, Thomsen, Rice, Spires, Burger, Murphy, McHugh, Naddeo, Gardner, Kelley. Spires, Burger, Gardner KIA, rest POW. (MACR 16203).
    238066, MARISHKA
      Transfer from 2nd BG Feb 45 after 98 missions. 1004 hours logged as of 20 Mar 45. Salvaged overseas 1 Aug 45.
    238076, Name not known
      MIA Regensburg 25 Feb 44 on its 11 th mission. Attacked by fighters, crashed at Wittnitz. Gerald Bemer crew, Macauley, Kramer, Reagan, Miller, Simon, Burt, Palmieri, Goldman, Walker, Macauley, Kramer, Reagan POW, rest KIA. (MACR 2594).
    239982, Name not known
      MIA Regensburg 25 Feb 44 on its 22nd mission. Attacked by fighters, crashed near Spittal. John Walker crew, Barile, Sant Amour, Andermann, Oyer, Wages, McCue, Snoddy, Kendall. Kendall KIA, rest POW. (MACR 2592).
    297165, SLEEPY TIME GAL
      MIA Munich 19 Jul 44. Mechanical failure, crashed near Lesacb. John McGill crew, Fagan, Morrell, Gemert, Thomas, Behrens, Circkmer, Kelly, Cowen. Gitchell. All POW. (MACR 6910).
    297189, Name not known
      MIA Ploesti 23 Jun 44 on its 32nd mission. Attacked by fighters, Morris Cooke crew, Cole, Perkinson, Pearsall, Walters, Jesperson, Reichardt, Trucksis, Traner, Chinn. Pearsall KIA, rest POW. (MACR 5080).
    297347, Name not known
      Assigned 2 Apr 44. MIA Vado 5 Jun 44 on its 29th mission. Damaged by flak, crashed near Rimini. Opel Baldree crew, Miller, Johnson, Zoutte, Eldridge, Standifer, Perry, Johnson, Richeson, Johnston. Baldree, Miller, Zoutte, Standifer, Perry, Richeson POW, rest evade and return. (MACR 5837).
    297583, Name not known
      PFF aircraft. transfer from 2nd BG 9 Apr 44. Transfer to 463rd BG. MIA 5 May 44.
    297705, DEDE
      PFF aircraft. MIA Blechharnmer 26 Dec 44. Damaged by flak, crashed near Milice. Donald Ewing crew, Hurley, Howard, Morgan, Beasley, Martin, Shutt, Oulette, Cichetti, Poe. All Evade, return via Russia. (MACR 10745).
    297906, MISS TALLAHASSEE LASSEE
      Assigned 4 Jul 44. To depot 20 Apr 45. Salvaged overseas 25 Apr 45. Logged 833 hours as of 20 Mar 45.
    338484, Name not known
      Assigned 7 Oct 44. To Kingman 26 Nov 45.
    2102913, Name not known
      Assigned 27 May 44. MIA Vienna 26 Jul 44. Shot down by fighters, crashed near Wiener Neustadt. John Sullivan crew, Ingersoll, Sharkey, Kennedy, Nicoll, Hanifin, Childers, Wimberly, Birch, Kurtz. Ingersoll, Sharkey POW, rest KIA. (MACR 7124).
    2107110, Name not known
      Assigned 19 Aug 44. Crashed 11 Jan 45. Salvaged.

*Information from Richard E. Drain (5th Bomb Wing, History of Aircraft Assigned. N.p. Copyright 1990, 1998 Rev., used with permission.) and first-hand sources in communication with Boyd Thompson.