Produktionsblock:
B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 bis 43-38273
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 493rd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 861st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: Q4-K
MACR: 8865
Geschichte der
B-17 43-38225
Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/44; Kearney 19/7/44; Dow Fd 5/8/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG [Q4-K] Debach 7/8/44; Missing in Action Stuttgart 13/9/44 with Don Vandertill, Co-pilot: Abe Galfunt, Navigator: Fred Barish, Bombardier: Ed Colvin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ben Dukowski, Radio Operator: Carl Fegely, Ball turret gunner: Lou Aiello, Waist gunner: Bob Pike,Tail gunner: Adolph Lamb (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Boerstadt, NE of Kaiserlautern, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8865.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 7. April 2024
B-17 43-38225 Details
Flugzeug Nr. 225 wurde um 1040 Uhr in 24.000 Fuß Höhe über Ludwigshafen von Flak getroffen. Das Flugzeug flog mit der Nr. 4 in der 493rd “A” Group. Es verlor schnell an Höhe und der Motor Nr. 3 brannte. Das Feuer wurde offenbar gelöscht, und das Flugzeug wurde zuletzt um 1045 Uhr in einer Höhe von etwa 10.000 Fuß unter Kontrolle gesehen, wobei es einen Kurs von 320°N flog. Drei Fallschirme wurden gesehen. Ein Mann sprang sofort nach dem Aufprall aus dem Flugzeug. Der zweite Mann wartete etwa zwei Minuten. Der dritte Mann sprang kurz danach ab.
Quelle: MACR 8865
12. Juni 2023 access_time 1:31
Looking for any heirs of this group piloted by don vandertill
22. März 2024 access_time 9:50
I knew Jack Lamb as my Papa though very young when he passed. I unfortunately never got to know too much about him, can I ask your relationship?
22. März 2024 access_time 9:57
I knew Jack Lamb as my Papa, though very young when he passed. I never got to know too much about him. Can I ask your relationship?
06. Juni 2024 access_time 23:46
I am a grandson of Carl Fegely, the radio operator. Carl passed in 2012, rarely talked about his time in the service or as a POW, and never flew again after getting shot down. I have pieced together what I could of his account: “Carl was the last man to bail out. The plane was on fire. Just after exiting, it broke in half, just behind the wings. The back-half spiraled downward, forcefully ejecting the tail gunner. The front half of the plane exploded. Carl landed with facial burns and a back injury from being so close to the explosion. He was quickly captured by the Germans. Because he left his dog tags on his radio table, they suspected he was a spy. Being Pennsylvania German, he was able to speak with them and convince them otherwise. He was taken to Stalag Luft IV and spent almost a year as a POW”