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Produktionsblock:
B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 bis 42-31731
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 379th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 526th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LF-G
MACR: 10354 / KSU/ME/KU: 1099A
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31663 / Tag-A-Long
Delivered Denver 3/12/43; Boise 5/12/43; Denver 6/12/43; Kearney 17/12/43; Romulus 2/1/44; Grenier 8/1/44; Presque Is 10/1/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-G] Kimbolton 2/2/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 8/11/44 with Gerald Duffy (Killed in Action); Keith Foster, Jim Cheney, Joe Flisnick, Dick Lehmann, Chas Herbison, Bill MacHulsky, Jim Kennedy, Doug Griffin (8 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Merseburg; Missing Air Crew Report 10354. TAG-A-LONG.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 9. September 2020
B-17 42-31663 / Tag-A-Long Details
Motor Nr. 4 in Segelstellung. Lt. Duffy rief nach Unterstützung durch die Eskortjäger und flog zurück nach Holland, verlor an Höhe und fiel hinter die Formation zurück. Stürzte in der Nähe von Arcen, Holland, ab.
B-17 42-31663 / Tag-A-Long Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Gerald J. Duffy | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Keith E. Foster | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James T. Cheney | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Joseph W. Flisnick | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Richard E. Lehmann | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Charles R. Herbison | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William V. Machulsky | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James D. Kennedy, Jr. | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Douglas L. Griffin | POW | - |
18. November 2020 access_time 22:36
I have the honor of working in a small open air museum that has a house on the property. this is where Gerald Duffy’s mother was born. in my days of working here, i found out that Gerald was killed in WW2. I also found out that he saved the lives of his crew and the lives of hundreds of people on the ground. his plane was hit by flak on a mission to Merseburg, Germany. Two engines failed. He turned this B 17g around, not in defeat, but in a chance to fight another day. on their way back, the plane was hit again by flak. loosing another engine, Gerald knew that he could not hold altitude, he ordered his crew to bail out. As they made their jumps, Gerald noticed a small village right in the path of his descending, crippled plane. Knowing there was sill several hundred gallons of fuel left in the wings, he had to make sure of the safety of the people of the town. Pulling back and banking the falling plane, he managed to avoid the town. Unfortunately as Gerald bailed out, he was to low for his parachute to open properly. he fell to his death. He saved the lives of his crew and many lives of Well in the Netherlands.
21. März 2023 access_time 19:14
Dear Wayne,
The village in question that Gerald saved is called Well (province of Limburg, Netherlands). We are all aware of this and soon we will place a memorial panel along the Maas on the edge of our village. On this panel, which has the shape of an airplane wing, we describe the mission, return and the crash. In this way, his heroic deed will be remembered. Look at http://www.archiefwell/historie/tweede wereldoorlog in Well/piloot Duffy behoedt Well voor ramp.