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B-17 41-9145
Delivered Geiger 301BG 1/5/42; Lowry 31/5/42; Assigned 26BS/11BG Hawaii 7/6/42; transferred 13AF Poppy 22/7/42; Written off 31/10/44.
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26. September 2019 access_time 3:44
41-9145 – 11th Bomb Group, 26th Bomb Squadron.
My uncle, Nicholas Novogrodsky of Woodridge, NY, served on this B17E – #41-9145 in the South Pacific with the 11th Bomb Group, 26th Bomber Squadron. This B17 went MIA on Sept 14, 1942 near the Santa Cruz Islands near Espiritu Santo on New Hebrides, south of Guadalcanal. Mr John Fuss of Gettysburg, PA researched the history and fate of this B17 as his cousin Wilbur Long was also lost on that day. His research determined that the plane was hit by Jap gunners and damaged, then was flying in bad weather and never returned to base. Neither the plane nor any crew members have ever been recovered. Other crew members on #41-9145: Hugh Owens (Pilot), George Chandler, Emory Hall, Thomas Daly, Harry Bolles, John Jones, and Edgar Stone.
26. September 2019 access_time 8:26
Hello Bruce,
thank you for the information.
I searched for your uncles name “Nicholas Novogrodsky” and found these web sites, maybe interesting to you:
* https://airforce.togetherweserved.com/usaf/servlet/tws.webapp.WebApp?cmd=ShadowBoxProfile&type=Person&ID=108887
* http://www.emmitsburg.net/archive_list/articles/people/people/wilber_long.htm
Your uncle and the crew are mentioned with the loss of B-17 #41-2527 (MACR 16351).
05. April 2020 access_time 4:06
Thank you for the information. I have a taken a long time to reply to you but want to keep open the discussion of B17e 41-9145 because I have information that is not in the usual databases. A historian I have information from, John Fuss, researched 41-9145 because his cousin Wilbur Long is MIA from the Sept 14, ’42 flight. Mr Fuss researched Air Force records at Maxwell AF Base that indicated 41-9145 was the B17 lost on Sept 14, ’42, piloted by Hugh Owens. Mr Fuss’ research also indicated 41-2527 was ditched on Jan 7, ’43, while Air Force database records list 41-2527 as damaged in combat on Jun 10, ’44. Moreover, the MACR 16351 on 41-2527 being lost on Sept 14, ’42 was written in 1948 and is based on a letter another member of the squadron wrote to the parents of a lost crew member, so it is possible details might be confused on the two planes in question. Another historian I was in contact with, Phil Gudenschwager, did in depth research on the Sept 14, ’42 loss, even using Japanese historical records, and he was convinced that plane 41-9145 was damaged by enemy fire and then became lost and never returned to base. So I think there is much confusion about the 41-9145 and 41-2527 planes and their crews and fates.
I really appreciate your efforts to document the history of these planes and crews, and can only imagine how difficult it has been, based on my limited research into only two B17e’s. I don’t know if these questions about the Owen’s plane can ever be answered but I want to keep trying as long as I am able. Thank you again for your devotion to this topic.