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Produktionsblock:
B-17F-60-DL: 42-3423 bis 42-3448
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 571st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: FC-Y
MACR: 864
Geschichte der
B-17 42-3426 / Spider aka Kemy Jr aka Kemy II
Delivered Denver 16/6/43; Gore 3/7/43; Kearney 7/7/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-Y] Framlingham 25/7/43 SPIDER; re-named KEMY JR; Missing in Action (15m) Munster 10/10/43 with Bill Smith, Co-pilot: Joe Miller,Tail gunner: George Emerich (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Don Callahan, Bombardier: Vince McDonald, Radio Operator: Frank Whitehead, Ball turret gunner: Warren Smeltzer, Waist gunner: Herb Lee, Waist gunner: Bob Smith (7 Prisoner of War); Cause of crash: flak, crashed Isendorf, near Emsdetten, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 864. KEMY II.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 19. September 2019
B-17 42-3426 / Spider aka Kemy Jr aka Kemy II Details
Possibly shot down by Uffz. Walter Ruttau flying an FW190A of JG 1/4.
08. Oktober 2019 access_time 20:18
I noticed my grandfather’s name was omitted under the entry for B-17 #42-3426 / Spider / Kemy Jr / Kemy II. Bill Nichols was the Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on this aircraft on 10 OCT 1943. He spent 11 months as a POW.
29. Januar 2021 access_time 0:48
Hey Jim I am sorry to see your grandfathers name was omitted from their website record, that’s not okay. He was a hero and deserves to be remembered for his bravery and service, we must never forget their sacrifice. My uncle was the co pilot Joe Smith, I’m sure he knew your grandfather well. He was killed in the crash.
27. Oktober 2021 access_time 20:23
Billy, so sorry about your uncle. I lost an uncle at Anzio. Those guys were too young to lose their lives.
12. Februar 2025 access_time 7:16
My Uncle was Herbert Lee (waste gunner) & i’ve been to Tuscon AZ PIMA Air & Space museum— honoring B17 missions…a complete hanger with a B17 inside & everything you would want to know…
20. August 2025 access_time 21:55
From MACR 864: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/90897781 — Flak had hit the ship over the target, with one burst wounding the pilot (severity unknown) and another hitting the right side of the tail section. After that the tail gunner was never heard from and likely killed. Twenty miles and ten to fifteen minutes from the target on the return trip a direct flak burst tore the ship in half at the radio room, and the tail section fell down as the front half of the plane spun out of control. Seven men successfully bailed out. The co-pilot bailed out but his parachute didn’t open or he was incapacitated. The pilot was last seen at the controls.