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Produktionsblock:
B-17F-45-DL: 42-3284 bis 42-3338
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 339th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: QJ-J
MACR: 3808 / KSU/ME/KU: 1470
Geschichte der
B-17 42-3322 / Full House
Delivered Denver 10/5/43; Bangor 1/6/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-J] Andrews Fd 2/6/43; Snetterton 12/6/43; landing accident with Russell Girse 17/9/43; Missing in Action Sorau 11/4/44 with Ralph Winslow, Co-pilot: Vince Gill, Navigator: John Hill, Ed Segall, Ball turret gunner: Harry Sandford, Waist gunner: George Roche (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Ralph Munoz, Radio Operator: Carl Caputo, Waist gunner: John Massie,Tail gunner: Joel Burklund (4KIA- all trapped in ship which sunk immediately); enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea, ten miles of coast at Dankerdorf, ten miles SW of Riggenwalde, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3808. FULL HOUSE.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 13. Mai 2021
B-17 42-3322 / Full House Details
S/Sgt. George O. Roche, Rumpfschütze der #42-3322 / Full House über den Heckschützen Sgt. Joel Burklund
Sprach kurz, bevor die vordere Hälfte des abgetrennten Flugzeug sank. Dieser Mann blieb absichtlich in der Hecksektion, um uns vor den Jerry-Flugzeugen zu schützen, obwohl er wusste, dass wir Notwassern sollten. War im Rumpf, als das Flugzeug getroffen, auseinanderbrach und versenkt wurde. Ich fragte ihn, ob es ihm gut ginge, und bekam ein OK zurück. Er muss verletzt gewesen sein, obwohl er die volle Kontrolle über sich selbst hatte. Er hielt sich mit den Fingernägeln am Rahmen vom Funkraum fest, als wir das Wasser trafen. So etwas wie ein unbesungener Held.
S/Sgt. George O. Roche
Rumpfschütze
Quelle: MACR 3808
Über das Foto
Basierend auf das Magazin “Fighting Colors – B-17 Flying Fortress in Color by Steve Birdsall”, Seite 5: B-17F-45-DL #42-3322 ‘Full House’ über Oschersleben (Deutschland), 28 Juli 1943.
B-17 42-3322 / Full House Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Ralph Nelson Winslow | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Vincent C. Gill | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John Patrick Hill | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Ralph Munoz | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Edward Segall | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Carl G. Caputo | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Harry Sanford | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | john Messie, Jr. | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George O. Roche | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Joel Burklund | KIA | - |
28. Oktober 2019 access_time 18:44
Co-pilot Vince Gil was my uncle on my dad’s side. He survived his 18 months as a POW in Poland. He returned to Worcester MA and a career as an engineer. As a serious hobbyist, he built and flew remote controlled airplanes. He also piloted his own aircraft. Ironically, he was killed in a crash flying a piper cub.
16. September 2022 access_time 7:02
Hi Roland, I am doing research on Ralph Munoz, who was also in the plane crash in WWII. If you have any more details about this, could you please reach out to me? It would be amazing to locate the plane after all of these years and give Ralph and the others a proper burial. This webpage had some good info. Thank you.
11. Dezember 2023 access_time 20:14
Co-pilot Vinny Gill was a close flying friend to my dad. They met through their mutual interest in RC planes. He and his wife would come to our house for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. The first plane I flew in as a 5 year old was Vinny’s Cessna 170A taildragger. I believe most, if not all of my siblings also got to fly with him. Great memories! Thanks to everyone here for their contributions and for keeping this resource alive!
13. April 2024 access_time 20:04
Hi there. If you have any connection with the family of Vince Gill, could you please have them contact me? Thank you.
02. September 2024 access_time 17:44
Pilot Ralph Winslow was my uncle. I am just now find this, thanks to Meredith H, who is a relative of Ralph Munoz. I would be glad to contribute in any way possible.