Produktionsblock:
B-17F-5-BO: 41-24390 bis 41-24439
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 324th Bomb Squadron
- 401st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LL-E, DF-E
MACR: 5381
Einsätze: 11
Geschichte der
B-17 41-24432 / Danellen
Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-E] Bangor 2-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 1-Oct-42; transferred 324BS [DF-E]; Missing in Action Romilly-sur-Seine 11m 20-Dec-42 (9-man crew) 8KIA 1 POW MACR 5381.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 9. Oktober 2018
B-17 41-24432 / Danellen Details
Wurde nach dem Bombenabwurf auf Romilly sur Seine von Fw 190 in der Nähe von Rouen, Frankreich abgeschossen. In der Verlustliste der 91st. Bombergruppe werden 11 Besatzungsmitglieder mit dieser B-17 und diesem Tag aufgeführt:
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/91st_info/casualty_list.html
B-17 41-24432 / Danellen Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Dan W. Corson | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Bruce H. Brown | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Mark B. Connor | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Reeves S. Carper | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Martin G. Bacon, Jr. | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Edwin D. Byrdic | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert L. Ferris, Jr. | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Salvatore J. Dalterio | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Jackson M. Barbour | KIA | - |
| --- | T/SGT | Allen W. Haynes | KIA | - |
| --- | 1LT | Robert S. English | KIA | - |
18. August 2022 access_time 18:17
My father-in-law, James (Jim) Tyler, was shot down on Dec. 20, 1942 on the same mission 41-24432 was on. Tyler was on B-17 41-24452. The pilot on his aircraft was Robert S. English. English and another crew member Robert S. Haynes were killed in action. The other crew members either bailed out or survived a crash landing by the co-pilot Charles Mendel and then all were captured and became POWs. The listing of English and Haynes on 41-24432 “Danellen” crew is a mistake. The tail numbers being almost identical, 24432 and 24452, probably caused some confusion in the reporting process of the KIAs
Thank you,
Gordon Smith
18. August 2022 access_time 19:50
Hello Gordon,
thank you very much for the information,
That mean, I should remove Allen W. Haynes & Robert S. English from the crew of 41-24432 / Danellen, correct?
Cheers
Jing
28. September 2024 access_time 4:56
Yes, they should be removed from the crew of 24432, Danellen.
Thank you, Gordon Smith
18. November 2024 access_time 0:50
MACR 5381 (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/90982819) covers this B-17, mostly starting from page 8. According to the MACR, a post-mission interrogation of group crewmen revealed: “An aircraft, believed to have been B-17F 41-24432, was last seen at 1205 hours near Rouen. At this time aircraft was going down in a spin and was about 3,000ft above the ground, smoking badly from a hit between No. 3 and 4 engines.”