452nd Bomb Group

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LOST AIRCRAFT BY DATE
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CURRENT UP TO JUNE 1, 1944

When finished, this table will show the 452nd Bomb Group B-17's lost in chronological order.

Serial No. Plane Name Pilot Date of Crash Location and Cause

42-39955 - Unknown Febr. 6, 1944 Crashed on airfield runway due to a blown tire and collapsed landing gear.

42-39977 Hard To Get Eno Comptom Jr. Febr. 8, 1944 Crashed near Wymondham, England, after take-off due to mechanical problems.

42-31325 (No Name) Robert O. Lorenzi Febr. 8, 1944 Crashed near LeCardonnois, France, due to enemy fighters.

42-37946 The Worry Bird Earl W. Truex Febr. 8, 1944 Crash landed near Goderville, France, due to enemy fighters.

42-39940 Dixie Jane Lake H. Jameson Febr. 8, 1944 Crashed near St. Pierremont, France, due to being out of fuel.

42-31318 Belle of Broadway Milton Turner Febr. 10, 1944 Crashed near Diepholz, Germany, due to mid-air coll. w/ 42-39961.

42-39961 Bad Check Walter S. Tiska Febr. 10, 1944 Crashed near Hemsloh, Germany, sude to mid-air w/ 42-31318.

42-31338 Hard To Get Kenneth D. Smith Febr. 10, 1944 Crashed near Kemmel, Belgium, due to enemy fighters.

42-37950 Dinah Might Thomas F. Sharpless Febr. 10, 1944 Ditched in the Zuider Zee area of Holland due to enemy fighters.

42-37960 Delta Girl Hugh E. Noell, Jr. Febr. 10, 1944 Crashed near Dankern, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-37951 Mavoureen Billy L. Huffman Febr. 20, 1944 Crashed near Haldagerlille, Denmark, due to enemy fighters.

42-39917 Pretty Baby Harold G. Holland Febr. 24, 1944 Crashed near Jornstorf, Germany, due to flak and enemy fighters.

42-30123 Big Dick David D. Jarrett Febr. 25, 1944 Crashed near Regensburg, Germany. (388th BG Plane w/ 452nd BG Crew)

42-39841 Wacky Woody Bill Lupole Febr. 25, 1944 Crashed near Saarbrucken, Germany, due to fighters. (96th BG Plane w/ 452nd BG Crew)

42-30800 Cock 'O The Walk Jake S. Colvin Febr. 29, 1944 Crashed near Bienrode, Germany, due to flak. (388th BG Plane w/ 452nd BG Crew)

42-31331 Mon Tete Rouge Glenn T. Butterworth March 4, 1944 Crashed near Nienberg, germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-31341 Breaks of the Game Mittman march 4, 1944 crashed near Staaken, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-31337 Hell's Cargo Sweeney March 6, 1944 Crashed near Fassburg, Germany, due to flak and enemy fighters.

42-31373 Flakstop Wagner March 6, 1944 Crashed near Staphorst, Holland, due to enemy fighters.

42-31919 Evanton Babe Schimmel March 6, 1944 damaged by fighters near Emmen, Germany. Crew bailed out. Pilot returned alone.

42-39978 - Unknown March 7, 1944 Salvaged due to unknown circumstances.

42-31354 Dixie Jane Sorensen March 08, '44 Crashed near Zerbst, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-97525 Invictus Stephens March 08, '44 Crashed near Rothensee, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-37954 Hank from Dixie Wilson March 08, '44 Crashed near Toppel, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-38211 Sleepy Time Gal MacDonald March 08, '44 Crashed near Nienburg, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-32116 Heigh Ho Silver - March 11, '44 Transferred to the 457th BG. (Returned to the United States on 5-27-45).

42-97195 Miss Minneapolis Wynne March 13, '44 Transferred to the 96th BG. (Later crashed near Wittstedt, Germany, on 8-04-44).

42-39916 Eastward Hup Callow March 16, '44 Crashed near St. Quentin, France, due to enemy fighters. (a.k.a. "Westward Ho").

42-39858 Shed House Mouse Reynolds March 20, '44 Had entire nose taken off by bomb dropped from another B-17. Returned to base.

42-38124 Passionate Witch Cook March 20, '44 Crash landed at RAF airfield at Dunsfold, England, after severe battle damage.

42-39933 Star Eyes Young March 23, '44 Crashed near Rodenbeck, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-39954 Paper Doll Yates March 23, '44 Crashed near Oppenwehe, Germany, due to flak.

42-39985 Duchess of Fubar Brennan March 23, '44 Crashed near Rengershausen, Germany, due to enemy fighters

42-107048 Tangerine Eisele - Transferred to the 303rd BG. (Later crashed near Cambrai, France, on 6-12-44).

42-31371 Lucky 13 Stephens March 23, '44 Crashed near Vaassen, Holland, due to a mid-air collision w/ an FW-190.

42-32082 Passionate Witch II Cook March 28, '44 Crashed near Chateaudun, France, due to flak.

42-97200 (None) Robinson March 28, '44 Crashed near Chateaudun, France, due to flak.

42-102649 Lady Geraldine - Apr. 04, '44 Transferred to the 100th BG. (Returned to the United States on 6-01-45).

42-31350 - Kuhlmeier Apr. 08, '44 Caught fire upon landing due to battle damage.

42-39974 Punchboard Racener Apr. 09, '44 Forced landing near Vaerlose, Denmark, due to enemy fighters. (Captured by Germans).

42-97529 Dinah Might II Boy Apr. 09, '44 Crashed near Puttgarden, Fehmarn Island, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-37941 Lucky Lady II Bodet Apr. 09, '44 Crashed near Lingerau, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-32070 (None) Patterson Apr. 09, '44 Crashed near Nakskov, Denmark, due to flak and enemy fighters.

42-39936 Bar Fly Boyd Apr. 09, '44 Crashed near Nakskov, Denmark, due to fighters.

42-31352 Iron Bird Mayek Apr. 09, '44 Crashed in the Baltic Sea near Laaland, Denmark, due to enemy fighters.

42-39995 Cow Town Boogie Schimmel Apr. 11, '44 Forced landed and interned near Angelhome, Sweden, due to mechanical problems.

42-97083 Flatbush Floogie Gardner Apr. 11, '44 Crashed near Minsen, Germany, due to flak.

42-107037 - McKenzie Apr. 11, '44 Crash landed near Caister-on-Sea, England.

42-31334 Three Cads and a Lad Evers Apr. 12, '44 Crashed in the North Sea near Clacton, England, due to mechanical problems.

42-37853 Leading Lady - Apr. 18, '44 Salvaged due to unknown circumstances.

42-37956 The Hard Way Thomas Apr. 20, '44 Crashed in the English Channel near Calais, France, due to flak.

42-39971 Little Chum Wands Apr. 21, '44 Crashed near the 95th BG airfield at Horham, England. Exact cause of crash unknown.

42-31319 Tangerine Wilson Apr. 26, '44 Crashed on take-off from base due to mechanical problems.

42-97780 Now Go! - Apr. 28, '44 Transferred to the 401st BG. (Returned to the USA after the War on 6-06-45).

42-31784 Section Eight Suckow Apr. 29, '44 Ditched in the North Sea due to flak. Crew returned to base.

42-39920 Karen B Nelson Apr. 29, '44 Crashed near Rurrlo, Holland, due to flak.

42-39981 Rugged But Right Haakenson Apr. 29, '44 Crashed near Burg, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-37949 Sunrise Serenade Francis C. Smedley May 1, '44 Crashed near Brussels, Belgium, due to flak.

42-97220 Kickapoo Joy Juice Morehouse May 08, '44 Crashed near Runingen, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-107091 Forbidden Fruit Skurka May 08, '44 Crashed into a truck while landing on runway after battle damage.

42-97361 The Punched Fowl Halbleib May 12, '44 Crashed near Ohren, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-97094 Why Worry II Mard May 12, '44 Ditched in the English Channel due to enemy fighters.

42-97143 You've Had It Stogsdill May 12, '44 Crashed near Wicker, Germany, due to falling wing of plane #42-92735.

42-97371 (None) Atkinson May 12, '44 Crashed near Echzell, Germany, due to enemy fighters. (a.k.a."Hairless Joe")

42-97786 The Hard Way II Thomas May 12, '44 Crashed near Koblenz, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-97209 (None) Hochstetter May 12, '44 Crashed near Bodenrod, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-97864 Why Worry Patrick May 12, '44 Crashed near Mershausen, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-97235 (None) Naylor May 12, '44 Crashed near Merzhausen, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-39902 The Big Noise Denham May 12, '44 Crash landed at base due to heavy battle damage. (Returned to the USA on 7-05-45).

42-39976 My Achin' Back Martin May 12, '44 Crash landed near Kongen, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

43-107089 - Slanin May 12, '44 Crashed near Buedesheim, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-37947 Princess Pat Davis May 12, '44 Crashed near Daxberg, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-39937 Duchess Hemer May 12, '44 Crashed near Rudersdorf, Germany, due to enemy fighters.

42-39939 - - May 12, '44 Apparently crashed on mission to Brux, Czechoslovakia. Exact fate and crew unknown.

42-39941 Lucky Lady II Noble May 12, '44 Crashed near Sougne-Remouchamps, Belgium, due to flak.

42-31345 Lady Stardust II Marecek May 12, '44 Ditched in the English Channel due to enemy fighters.

42-39990 Junior Gaal May 19, '44 Crashed near Althuttendorf, Germany, due to flak.

42-31242 Patty Jo Salles May 19, '44 Mid-air collision w/ #42-38145 over England. (388th BG plane w/ 452nd BG crew)

42-38145 Rosalie Ann Gaither May 19, '44 Crashed near Buckenham, England, due to mid-air coll. w/ #42-31242 from 388th BG.

42-102572 Why Worry III Mard May 27, '44 Crash landed near Avoudrey, France, due to enemy fighters.

42-31358 Princess Pat II Parvin May 29, '44 Crashed near Goddula, Germany, due to flak.

42-97549 Round Tripper Brogan May 29, '44 Crashed near Rocquigny, France, due to flak. (Also possible slight mid-air collision w/ #?)

42-97808 (None) Lowell May 29, '44 Crash landed near Grand-Leez, Belgium, due to flak.

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Serial No.	Plane Name	Pilot	Date of Crash	Location and Cause
42-39955	-	Unknown	Febr. 6, 1944	Crashed on airfield runway due to a blown tire and collapsed landing gear.
42-39977	Hard To Get	Eno Comptom Jr.	Febr. 8, 1944	Crashed near Wymondham, England, after take-off due to mechanical problems.
42-31325	(No Name)	Robert O. Lorenzi	Febr. 8, 1944	Crashed near LeCardonnois, France, due to enemy fighters.
42-37946	The Worry Bird	Earl W. Truex	Febr. 8, 1944	Crash landed near Goderville, France, due to enemy fighters.
42-39940	Dixie Jane	Lake H. Jameson	Febr. 8, 1944	Crashed near St. Pierremont, France, due to being out of fuel.
42-31318	Belle of Broadway	Milton Turner	Febr. 10, 1944	Crashed near Diepholz, Germany, due to mid-air coll. w/ 42-39961.
42-39961	Bad Check	Walter S. Tiska	Febr. 10, 1944	Crashed near Hemsloh, Germany, sude to mid-air w/ 42-31318.
42-31338	Hard To Get	Kenneth D. Smith	Febr. 10, 1944	Crashed near Kemmel, Belgium, due to enemy fighters.
42-37950	Dinah Might	Thomas F. Sharpless	Febr. 10, 1944	Ditched in the Zuider Zee area of Holland due to enemy fighters.
42-37960	Delta Girl	Hugh E. Noell, Jr.	Febr. 10, 1944	Crashed near Dankern, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-37951	Mavoureen	Billy L. Huffman	Febr. 20, 1944	Crashed near Haldagerlille, Denmark, due to enemy fighters.
42-39917	Pretty Baby	Harold G. Holland	Febr. 24, 1944	Crashed near Jornstorf, Germany, due to flak and enemy fighters.
42-30123	Big Dick	David D. Jarrett	Febr. 25, 1944	Crashed near Regensburg, Germany. (388th BG Plane w/ 452nd BG Crew)
42-39841	Wacky Woody	Bill Lupole	Febr. 25, 1944	Crashed near Saarbrucken, Germany, due to fighters. (96th BG Plane w/ 452nd BG Crew)
42-30800	Cock 'O The Walk	Jake S. Colvin	Febr. 29, 1944	Crashed near Bienrode, Germany, due to flak. (388th BG Plane w/ 452nd BG Crew)
42-31331	Mon Tete Rouge	Glenn T. Butterworth	March 4, 1944	Crashed near Nienberg, germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-31341	Breaks of the Game	Mittman	march 4, 1944	crashed near Staaken, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-31337	Hell's Cargo	Sweeney	March 6, 1944	Crashed near Fassburg, Germany, due to flak and enemy fighters.
42-31373	Flakstop	Wagner	March 6, 1944	Crashed near Staphorst, Holland, due to enemy fighters.
42-31919	Evanton Babe	Schimmel	March 6, 1944	damaged by fighters near Emmen, Germany. Crew bailed out. Pilot returned alone.
42-39978	-	Unknown	March 7, 1944	Salvaged due to unknown circumstances.
42-31354	Dixie Jane	Sorensen	March 08, '44	Crashed near Zerbst, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-97525	Invictus	Stephens	March 08, '44	Crashed near Rothensee, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-37954	Hank from Dixie	Wilson	March 08, '44	Crashed near Toppel, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-38211	Sleepy Time Gal	MacDonald	March 08, '44	Crashed near Nienburg, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-32116	Heigh Ho Silver	-	March 11, '44	Transferred to the 457th BG. (Returned to the United States on 5-27-45).
42-97195	Miss Minneapolis	Wynne	March 13, '44	Transferred to the 96th BG. (Later crashed near Wittstedt, Germany, on 8-04-44).
42-39916	Eastward Hup	Callow	March 16, '44	Crashed near St. Quentin, France, due to enemy fighters. (a.k.a. "Westward Ho").
42-39858	Shed House Mouse	Reynolds	March 20, '44	Had entire nose taken off by bomb dropped from another B-17. Returned to base.
42-38124	Passionate Witch	Cook	March 20, '44	Crash landed at RAF airfield at Dunsfold, England, after severe battle damage.
42-39933	Star Eyes	Young	March 23, '44	Crashed near Rodenbeck, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-39954	Paper Doll	Yates	March 23, '44	Crashed near Oppenwehe, Germany, due to flak.
42-39985	Duchess of Fubar	Brennan	March 23, '44	Crashed near Rengershausen, Germany, due to enemy fighters
42-107048	Tangerine	Eisele	-	Transferred to the 303rd BG. (Later crashed near Cambrai, France, on 6-12-44).
42-31371	Lucky 13	Stephens	March 23, '44	Crashed near Vaassen, Holland, due to a mid-air collision w/ an FW-190.
42-32082	Passionate Witch II	Cook	March 28, '44	Crashed near Chateaudun, France, due to flak.
42-97200	(None)	Robinson	March 28, '44	Crashed near Chateaudun, France, due to flak.
42-102649	Lady Geraldine	-	Apr. 04, '44	Transferred to the 100th BG. (Returned to the United States on 6-01-45).
42-31350	-	Kuhlmeier	Apr. 08, '44	Caught fire upon landing due to battle damage.
42-39974	Punchboard	Racener	Apr. 09, '44	Forced landing near Vaerlose, Denmark, due to enemy fighters. (Captured by Germans).
42-97529	Dinah Might II	Boy	Apr. 09, '44	Crashed near Puttgarden, Fehmarn Island, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-37941	Lucky Lady II	Bodet	Apr. 09, '44	Crashed near Lingerau, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-32070	(None)	Patterson	Apr. 09, '44	Crashed near Nakskov, Denmark, due to flak and enemy fighters.
42-39936	Bar Fly	Boyd	Apr. 09, '44	Crashed near Nakskov, Denmark, due to fighters.
42-31352	Iron Bird	Mayek	Apr. 09, '44	Crashed in the Baltic Sea near Laaland, Denmark, due to enemy fighters.
42-39995	Cow Town Boogie	Schimmel	Apr. 11, '44	Forced landed and interned near Angelhome, Sweden, due to mechanical problems.
42-97083	Flatbush Floogie	Gardner	Apr. 11, '44	Crashed near Minsen, Germany, due to flak.
42-107037	-	McKenzie	Apr. 11, '44	Crash landed near Caister-on-Sea, England.
42-31334	Three Cads and a Lad	Evers	Apr. 12, '44	Crashed in the North Sea near Clacton, England, due to mechanical problems.
42-37853	Leading Lady	-	Apr. 18, '44	Salvaged due to unknown circumstances.
42-37956	The Hard Way	Thomas	Apr. 20, '44	Crashed in the English Channel near Calais, France, due to flak.
42-39971	Little Chum	Wands	Apr. 21, '44	Crashed near the 95th BG airfield at Horham, England. Exact cause of crash unknown.
42-31319	Tangerine	Wilson	Apr. 26, '44	Crashed on take-off from base due to mechanical problems.
42-97780	Now Go!	-	Apr. 28, '44	Transferred to the 401st BG. (Returned to the USA after the War on 6-06-45).
42-31784	Section Eight	Suckow	Apr. 29, '44	Ditched in the North Sea due to flak. Crew returned to base.
42-39920	Karen B	Nelson	Apr. 29, '44	Crashed near Rurrlo, Holland, due to flak.
42-39981	Rugged But Right	Haakenson	Apr. 29, '44	Crashed near Burg, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-37949	Sunrise Serenade	Francis C. Smedley	May 1, '44	Crashed near Brussels, Belgium, due to flak.
42-97220	Kickapoo Joy Juice	Morehouse	May 08, '44	Crashed near Runingen, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-107091	Forbidden Fruit	Skurka	May 08, '44	Crashed into a truck while landing on runway after battle damage.
42-97361	The Punched Fowl	Halbleib	May 12, '44	Crashed near Ohren, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-97094	Why Worry II	Mard	May 12, '44	Ditched in the English Channel due to enemy fighters.
42-97143	You've Had It	Stogsdill	May 12, '44	Crashed near Wicker, Germany, due to falling wing of plane #42-92735.
42-97371	(None)	Atkinson	May 12, '44	Crashed near Echzell, Germany, due to enemy fighters. (a.k.a."Hairless Joe")
42-97786	The Hard Way II	Thomas	May 12, '44	Crashed near Koblenz, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-97209	(None)	Hochstetter	May 12, '44	Crashed near Bodenrod, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-97864	Why Worry	Patrick	May 12, '44	Crashed near Mershausen, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-97235	(None)	Naylor	May 12, '44	Crashed near Merzhausen, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-39902	The Big Noise	Denham	May 12, '44	Crash landed at base due to heavy battle damage. (Returned to the USA on 7-05-45).
42-39976	My Achin' Back	Martin	May 12, '44	Crash landed near Kongen, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
43-107089	-	Slanin	May 12, '44	Crashed near Buedesheim, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-37947	Princess Pat	Davis	May 12, '44	Crashed near Daxberg, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-39937	Duchess	Hemer	May 12, '44	Crashed near Rudersdorf, Germany, due to enemy fighters.
42-39939	-	-	May 12, '44	Apparently crashed on mission to Brux, Czechoslovakia. Exact fate and crew unknown.
42-39941	Lucky Lady II	Noble	May 12, '44	Crashed near Sougne-Remouchamps, Belgium, due to flak.
42-31345	Lady Stardust II	Marecek	May 12, '44	Ditched in the English Channel due to enemy fighters.
42-39990	Junior	Gaal	May 19, '44	Crashed near Althuttendorf, Germany, due to flak.
42-31242	Patty Jo	Salles	May 19, '44	Mid-air collision w/ #42-38145 over England. (388th BG plane w/ 452nd BG crew)
42-38145	Rosalie Ann	Gaither	May 19, '44	Crashed near Buckenham, England, due to mid-air coll. w/ #42-31242 from 388th BG.
42-102572	Why Worry III	Mard	May 27, '44	Crash landed near Avoudrey, France, due to enemy fighters.
42-31358	Princess Pat II	Parvin	May 29, '44	Crashed near Goddula, Germany, due to flak.
42-97549	Round Tripper	Brogan	May 29, '44	Crashed near Rocquigny, France, due to flak. (Also possible slight mid-air collision w/ #?)
42-97808	(None)	Lowell	May 29, '44	Crash landed near Grand-Leez, Belgium, due to flak.
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