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Produktionsblock:
B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 bis 42-29931
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 324th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DF-H
MACR: 1975 / KSU/ME/KU: 565
Einsätze: 20+
Geschichte der
B-17 42-29895 / The Black Swan
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/43; Scott Fd 28/3/43; Scotts Bluff 7/4/43; Smoky Hill 16/4/43; Presque Is 2/5/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-H] Bassingbourn 23/5/43; Missing in Action (20+m) Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Stuart Mendelsohn (decapitated), Radio Operator: Dick Hensley (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Laverne Woods, Navigator: Warren Ellis, Ball turret gunner: Larry Hull, Waist gunner: Abe Lieberman, Waist gunner: Rollin Gator, Tail gunner: Porter Clemens (6 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: James Schneider, Top Turret Gunner: Jim Quinn (2 evaded capture); Flak KO’d #3, then hit by ground fire as they crossed low over the Brest peninsula, limping home killing two crew, crashed Bannalec, 40 miles NW of L’Orient, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1975. THE BLACK SWAN.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 1. Januar 2022
B-17 42-29895 / The Black Swan Details
Foto wurde am 20. Dezember 1943 aufgenommen. 11 Tage später wurde die B-17 #42-29895 ‘The Black Swan’ beim Einsatz nach Lorient von der Flak abgeschossen.
Augenzeugenbericht
Um 1303 Uhr bei 4550N–0130W wurde A/C 42-29895 mit brennendem Motor Nr. 1 gesehen. Dieses Flugzeug stieg zu Flug “B” der Verbundgruppe auf – driftete zurück und schloss sich dem anderen Flug an.
Quelle: MACR 1975
B-17 42-29895 / The Black Swan Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Stuart B. Mendelsohn | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Laverne E. Woods | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Warren L. Ellis | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James A. Schneider | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Richard G. Hensley | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | James N. Quinn | EVD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Larry C. Hull | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Abraham R. Lieberman | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Rolling E. Gater | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Porter D. Clemens | POW | - |
04. November 2019 access_time 18:35
Hello. It seems to me that the Bombardier who was aboard the “Black Swann” who was shot down on December 31, 1943 in the town of Bannalec, was named James and not Jim.
cordially
04. November 2019 access_time 21:13
Hello,
thanks for the information.
Name changed from Jim Schneider to James Schneider.
Cheers
Jing
23. Dezember 2022 access_time 1:09
Per Verne Woods’ own testimony, the Black Swan was shot down by two FW 190 and not brought down by flak. Thanks
27. Dezember 2023 access_time 0:45
Three Hensley’s on their way to visit the site on the 80th anniversary 12/31/22
24. Januar 2024 access_time 22:00
James Quinn is my uncle, It took him 8 months to get back to England
13. April 2024 access_time 2:14
I’m the daughter of Rollin Gater, tail gunner. POW
15. August 2024 access_time 14:09
Hi Shelia, Family and I visited the crash site on New Years Eve 2023 for the ceremony. It was amazing !