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Quelle:
www.americanairmuseum.com
Produktionsblock:
B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 bis 42-31131
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 447th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 709th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 2279 / KSU/ME/KU: 746
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31108 / Devil’s Mate
Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Harvard 4/10/43; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Clyde Allen, Co-pilot: Harry Gottlieb, Navigator: Dick Martin, Bombardier: Harry DeLong, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clyde Lockhart, Radio Operator: Howard Sikes, Ball turret gunner: Fred Dragone, Waist gunner: Joe McDermott, Waist gunner: Larry Palocsko,Tail gunner: Floyd Inman (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Waldecker road, Gonderhausen, near Waldeck castle, 14 miles SW of Koblenz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2279 THE DEVIL’S MATE.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 31. Oktober 2021
B-17 42-31108 / Devil’s Mate Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Clyde M. Allen | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Harry Gottlieb | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Richard A. Marten | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Harry B. DeLong | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Clyde F. Lockhart | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Howard E. Sikes | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Fred A. Dragone | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph F. McDermott | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Larry J. Palocsko | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Floyd T. Inman | KIA | - |
01. November 2021 access_time 0:58
Lt. Frederick J. Hughes Lost Over Germany Sept 30 1944 I would like name of plane and info on him Thanks mike
12. Dezember 2021 access_time 18:29
I am the great nephew of 1lt Clyde Allen, pilot of Devil’s Mate KIA 29 Jan 1944. I was wondering if anyone had information on the German pilot who shot his B-17 down. Thank you!!
05. März 2022 access_time 18:05
Greetings Jason, The Devil’s Mate crashed in the “Baybachtal” valley close to Gondershausen, Germany, after being disabled in an air battle overhead the nearby village of Bickenbach on Jan. 29, 1944. We’ve been trying to re-identify the (now densely forested) crash location for commemoration purposes. I’ll check the German archives to see if the planes & pilots involved in the battle that day can be identified. To be continued…
07. März 2022 access_time 17:18
Thanks Steve!!! We are hoping to visit the area this summer and are looking forward to any further information you might find!! Take care!!!