| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Douglas |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-35-DL: 42-3189 bis 42-3228 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 534th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GD-E |
| Schicksal: |
, Bruchlandung, Im Einsatz beschädigt (28 Juli 1943) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-3221 / Whale Tail
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Dow 23/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-E] Ridgewell 29/5/43 with Dexter Lishon, Co-pilot: Don Rutan, Navigator: Darrell DeBolt, Bombardier: Bob Gluck, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Canute Johnson, Radio Operator: Ivan Tieman, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Riddle, Waist gunner: Clarry Madison, Waist gunner: John Pedrosky,Tail gunner: Bill Marques; sustained battle damaged Kiel 5+m 28/7/43 with Major Art Briggs, Co-pilot: Dexter Lishon, Navigator: Capt Norman McKay, Bombardier: Lester Schneider, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Labusheivicz, Radio Operator: Fred Smith, Ball turret gunner: Edwin Johnson, Waist gunner: Russ Batholomae, Waist gunner: John Kratzer,Tail gunner: Lt Claus Neeley (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Thetford, Nfk., with three engines out Salvaged. WHALETAIL.
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03. Dezember 2025 access_time 11:54
This plane crashed on Thetford, Norfolk. The radio-operator S/Sgt. Ivan J . Tieman was badly wounded and died on his wounds this day. He was hit in the neck by a 20 M/M shell. He is buried in Pulaski in Indiana .
06. Dezember 2025 access_time 15:57
I have made a mistake, this plane crashed not on Thetford, but on Foulsham, Norfolk. Plane did never fly again.
31. Dezember 2025 access_time 15:40
Bitte gerne mehr Information iber plane end crew.