42-38043 | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-38043

Produktionsblock:
B-17G-25-DL: 42-37989 bis 42-38083

Hersteller:
Douglas

Bomber-Gruppe:
96th Bomb Group

Bomber-Staffel:
413th Bomb Squadron

Schicksal:

MACR: 2861

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Geschichte der
B-17 42-38043

Delivered Cheyenne 23/11/43; Gr Island 4/12/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Prestwick, UK 17/12/43; ass 413BS/96BG Snetterton 18/12/43; MIA Stuttgart 25/2/44 Pilot: George Smiley{stayed in ship to let crew bale out}, Radio Operator: Ed Fath{chute failed} (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Bob Ketcham, Navigator: Dick Longman, Bombardier: Gordon Williams, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jack Blacker, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Thompson, Waist Gunner: Ben Scoville, Waist Gunner: Walt Brocious, Tail Gunner: Bob Haynes (8POW); crashed Sulzbach a.d.Murr, Germany. MACR 2861.

Quelle: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link)

Zuletzt aktualisiert: 13. Februar 2022

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B-17 42-38043 Details

Der Pilot blieb am Steuer, bis alle anderen Besatzungsmitglieder abgesprungen waren, und kam beim Absturz um 13:30 Uhr ums Leben. S/Sgt. Fath wurde aufgrund eines Fallschirmversagens getötet.

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B-17 42-38043 Crew

Position	Rang	Name	Status	Bemerkung
P	1LT	George A. Smiley	KIA	-
CP	2LT	Robert H. Ketcham	POW	-
NAV	2LT	Richard T. Longman	POW	-
BOMB	2LT	Gordon E. Williams	POW	-
ENG/TT	T/SGT	Jack Blacker	POW	-
RO	S/SGT	Edward H. Fath	KIA	Chute failed
BT	S/SGT	Willard B. Thompson	POW	-
WG	S/SGT	Benjamin F. Scoville	POW	-
WG	S/SGT	Walter L. Brocious	POW	-
TG	S/SGT	Robert M Haynes	POW	-

Sue DuCharme
22. Dezember 2020 18:27

George Smiley was my Uncle trying to find any pictures of the plane and of the crew..

Antworten

Ross Smith
17. April 2022 11:44

Hello Sue. This is a copy of the Missing Aircrew Report regarding your Uncle. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/90930452 I haven’t been able to find any photos unfortunately.