Produktionsblock:
B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 bis 42-31631
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 457th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 751st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: A
MACR: 5300 / KSU/ME/KU: 2009
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31520
Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Spokane 19/11/43; Gr Island 24/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Rapid City 10/4/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [A] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Cologne 28/5/44 with Clyde Knipfer, Co-pilot: Dick Bruha, Navigator: George Dardzinski, Bombardier: Stan Gray, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Steve Volt, Radio Operator: Nick Bendino, Ball turret gunner: Nick Furrie, Waist gunner: Percy Waltho,Tail gunner: Joshua Goldstein (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Doellbach, seven miles S of Fulda, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5300.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 27. August 2021
B-17 42-31520 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Clyde B. Knipfer | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Richard A. Bruha | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George R. Derdzinski | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Stanley V. Gray | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Stephen T. Voit | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Nicholas F. Bendino | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Nicholas D. Furrie | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Percy Waltho | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Joshua Goldstein | POW | - |
02. August 2024 access_time 19:24
Derdzinski is misspelled in the history block. This is my uncle’s account of the shoot down. Does the plane wreckage still exist in any form? https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Derdzinski-report.pdf