Quelle:
www.306bg.us
| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-55-BO: 42-29467 bis 42-29531 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 360th Bomb Squadron, 368th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | BO-L, PU-D |
| MACR: | 1657 |
| Deutsches Dokument: | 461 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (29 November 1943) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-29498 / Dark Horse aka Mumsie
Delivered Cheyenne 26/12/42; Salina 11/1/43; Morrison 14/2/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-L] Thurleigh 2/3/43; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-D] Molesworth 25/9/43; 7m Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Capt Carl Fyler, Co-pilot: Bob Ward, Navigator: George Molner, Bombardier: Jim Petrolino, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Addison, Waist gunner: Martin Stachowiak, Waist gunner: George Fisher later repatriated (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Ray O’Connell (never found), Ball turret gunner: Ray Ford,Tail gunner: Joseph Robert Sawicki, foto-Nellins Egge (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Dreiangel-Harpstedt, 15 miles SW of Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1657. MUMSIE aka DARK HORSE.
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B-17 42-29498 / Dark Horse aka Mumsie Crew
| Position | Rang | Name (Vorname, Initiale, Nachname) | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Carl J. Flyer | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert C. Ward | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | George Molner | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James S. Petrolino | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Bill J. Addison | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Raymond B. O'Connell | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Ray D. Ford | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Martin G. Stachowiak | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George C. Fisher | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Joseph R. Sawicki | KIA | - |
| PHOTO | SGT | Nellins P.S.. Egge | KIA | - |
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20. März 2021 access_time 6:04
Hello, is this information accurate? I have a picture of my grandfather, Maj. Louis G Cook. B-17F Dark Horse 42-29498. I don’t see his name listed, nor does this seem accurate with his crew. I’d love to find out more info if possible. Any help or clarity on this would be awesome. Thank you.
15. November 2022 access_time 18:30
My grandfather Alfred Jenniges was tail gun with your grandfather on that plane.