Produktionsblock:
B-17G-30-BO: 42-31732 bis 42-31931
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 327th Bomb Squadron
- 407th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: PY-R, UX-B
MACR: 8213 / KSU/ME/KU: 2795
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31771
Delivered Cheyenne 12/12/43; Gr Island 23/12/43; Grenier 16/1/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-R] Podington 28/1/44; Missing in Action – shot down by enemy aircraft on the 24 August 1944 mission to Merseburg. Exploded and crashed near Lindenthal, NW of Leipzig, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 8213.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 19. April 2020
B-17 42-31771 Details
Dieses Flugzeug, das getroffen wurde (771), flog in der hohen Gruppe und flog über unseren linken Flügel und hoch, und die ME 109 kam von seinem Heck ab und stabilisierte sich, und dann fingen die B-17 an zu brennen und flog nach rechts, stürzte unter unserem linken Flügel ab, und dann explodierte sie. Dann sah ich, wie sich ein Fallschirm öffnete.
Billy Anderson
S/Sgt, Waist Gunner
In der MACR 8213/KU 2795 wird der Name John S. Gullei oder Gullet ohne Erkennungsmarken/Nummer gelistet. Es wird vermutet, dass er ein blinder Passagier war.
Die Kennung UX-B wird im KU-Report 2795 genannt.
B-17 42-31771 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Steve Nagy | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John F. McTigue | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John S. Ketzner | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Daniel P. Giove | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Willard R, Best | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | George Maynard De Mott | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Wilbur A. Wulfeck | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Francesco G. Iadevaia | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Peter Sebastian Cimino, Jr. | POW | - |
15. August 2020 access_time 16:29
Thank you for this. My grandfather Frank Iadevaia said (when we showed him the MACR) that he never remembered there being a John Gullei on the plane. He also said he had to man both waist guns that day and that the plane was probably hit by one of the new German rocket-propelled planes. He also said he only got one rung of his chute on before he passed out as the plane exploded and he “came to” floating down. He ended up with a dislocated shoulder and was approached by German farmers with pitchforks before taken prisoner.
15. August 2020 access_time 18:53
Hello Jason, thank you for sharing your grandfathers story. I couldn’t find anything about John S. Gullei. It is also possible, that he was a civilian on ground and killed by wreckage of this aircraft.
09. Juni 2021 access_time 3:01
My uncle was 2nd Lt John McTigue. He was never recovered after the war. In 2019 his remains, and the remains of Lt. Nagy, and sgt Wulfeck were identified. My Uncle was returned and buried with family in Queens N.Y