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Quelle:
www.487thbg.org
Produktionsblock:
B-17G-70-DL: 44-6876 bis 44-7000
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 487th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 837th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: 4F-
MACR: 13885
Geschichte der
B-17 44-6913 / Queen of Hearts
Delivered Lincoln 16/12/44; Grenier 3/1/45; Assigned 837BS/487BG Lavenham 5/2/45; Missing in Action Brandenburg 10/4/45 with Ed Sell, Ben Hauck, Luther Robinson, John Peters, Bob Brownstein, Solomon Snyder (6 Prisoner of War); Jim McKinney, George Phillips, Johnn Giannini {tg}, Arnold Edwards {sj} (4 evaded capture); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Zobbenitz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13885. QUEEN OF HEARTS.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 8. Juli 2023
B-17 44-6913 / Queen of Hearts Details
Kurz vor dem I.P. (Initial Point) begann das Flugzeug 913 hinterherzuhinken. Es begann wieder aufzusteigen, aber nicht in seiner richtigen Position, als die Formation von einer ME 262 angegriffen wurde. Während des Angriffs sah der Heckschütze des Führungsflugzeugs zwei große Einschläge an den Fenstern am Rumpf auf beiden Seiten.
Das Flugzeug geriet nicht in Brand und blieb noch einige Minuten länger in der Formation. Dann drehte es nach links ab und verlor sehr langsam an Höhe. Es schien unter Kontrolle zu sein und alle 4 Motoren liefen, als es zuletzt gesehen wurde.
Quelle: MACR 13885
B-17 44-6913 / Queen of Hearts Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Edward L. Sell | POW | - |
| CP | F/O | Benjamin Hauck | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James R. McKinney | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Luther O. Robinson | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | John D. Peters | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Robert L. Brownstein | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Solomon Snyder | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | John S. Giannini | EVD | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | George D. Philips, Jr. | EVD | - |
| --- | S/SGT | Arnold F. Edwards | EVD | Spot-Jammer |
07. Oktober 2020 access_time 12:00
Hello Son. I Lost your email adress for an unknow reason. Can you reply me please. Philippe
23. November 2020 access_time 19:53
Good afternoon, does anyone there by any chance have more complete identifiers for Ed Sell? I assist a group in Germany that believes it found his U.S. dog tag but the serial no. can’t be verified in Fold3 and there are a couple of more people with the same name.
23. November 2020 access_time 21:20
Hello Iain,
I found another Ed Sell.
Send you an email. Please check!
Cheers
Jing
23. Januar 2025 access_time 5:46
I am Edward “Ted” Sell’s nephew. I found this while researching his missions leading up to his capture and liberation from Stalag 11-A. He wrote his memoirs of this time and I am currently working to publish this for his family. Ben was mentioned frequently in this memoir, along with the rest of his crew.. Please feel free to contact me with more info @ terry.sell@gmail.com. It is quite a tale of the mission, the bailout, and the time spent in Stalag 11A, along with the liberation of the camp. I would be interested in returning his dog tags to his daughters!
23. Januar 2025 access_time 5:57
Definitely interested in returning his tags to his daughters (my cousins). 2nd Lt. Edward (Ted) Sell passed away in 2002. He wrote a memoir of this particular mission and the subsequent time spent as a POW. I am currently editing and preparing to publish this for his 4 daughters to learn of his and his crews’ heroics and legacy. Feel free to contact me via email. terry.sell@gmail.com
05. Februar 2024 access_time 0:02
The Queen of Hearts was not this crews regular aircraft. Their normal plane was the Fearless Fosdick, which was being repaired from damage during their previous mission.
My dad, Ben Hauck was the F/O
23. Januar 2025 access_time 5:49
Please check my comments in this post. I have recently started working on publishing Edward Sell’s memoirs from the mission on April 10, 1945 and the following capture and liberation from Stalag 11A. Ben Hauck was mentioned numerous times in this memoir.