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| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-35-VE: 42-5905 bis 42-5954 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 551st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 828 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 379 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abgestürzt/Verlust durch Technische Probleme (20 Oktober 1943) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-5913 / Shack Bunny
Delivered Long Beach 5/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 19/6/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 20/6/43; MIA Duren 20/10/43 Pilot: Lyle Fryer, Co-Pilot: Cliff McIlveen, Navigator: John Durakov, Bombardier: Edwin Rinkenberger, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chester Lisiewski{evaded for a time but captured later}, Radio Operator: Bill Cokins, Ball Turret Gunner: George Good, Waist Gunner: Joe Pittman, Waist Gunner: Fred Browning, Tail Gunner: Dave Carr (10POW); mech trouble, crashed De Slek, two miles S of Echt, Holland. MACR 828. SHACK BUNNY.
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B-17 42-5913 / Shack Bunny Details
Anmerkungen aus MACR 828
B-17 #913 dieser Gruppe wurde beobachtet, wie er um 1358 Uhr auf einem Kurs von 15 Minuten zurückkehrte, bevor das Ziel bombardiert wurde. Dies geschah in der Nähe von Chateau d’Ardene, Frankreich. Es wurden keine Fallschirme von diesem Flugzeug aus gesehen.
B-17 42-5913 / Shack Bunny Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Lyle W. Fryer | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Clifford G. McIlveen | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | John S. Durakov | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Edwin D. Rinkenberger | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Chester A. Lisiewski | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | William G. Cokins | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | George A. Good | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Fred Browning | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Joseph F. Pittman | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | David E. Carr | POW | - |
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15. Juli 2025 access_time 20:50
The crew mentioned in this article were actually borrowing Shack Bunny while the original crew was on leave in London. The original crew was Pilot: Frank Walls, C/P: Jess Baker, Bombardier: James Cooper (my father). Gunner: Rudy Kunat (I think). This is the crew shown in the photograph. The aircraft was replaced with a G model for the remainder of Dad’s tour and survived the war according to him.
28. März 2026 access_time 16:48
the crew landed by parachute roughly between the villages of Slek, Sint Joost and Maria Hoop. The German search was coordinated from a farmhouse on the outskirts of Sint Joost. Nine were captured fairly quickly. Lisiewski remained evasive. The crew was brought to Sint Joost. A young boy witnessed them being rounded up at their farm and robbed from their jackets by the German soldiers who held them at gunpoint. This scene was then ended by a German officer and the jackets were returned to the airnen. From there on they were taken to a local jail for the night. Durakov was injured and was taken to a German Field hospital.