| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 bis 42-97407 |
| Ausgeliefert: | Cheyenne |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 306th Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 368th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BO-O |
| MACR | 8834 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | KU-2940 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Flak (12 September 1944) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-97368 / Tailwind
Delivered Cheyenne 23/2/44; Rapid City 10/3/44; Grenier 14/3/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 25/4/44; no ops, transferred 368BS/306BG [BO-O] Thurleigh 28/4/44; Missing in Action Ruhrland 12/9/44 with John Sasser (died in hospital under going mastoidectomy 20/3/45), Co-pilot: Jim McStay, Navigator: Tony Carlino, Bombardier: Bob Banta, Radio Operator: Gene Carroll,Tail gunner: Ray Wilson (6 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Virgil Mitchelson (WIA), Ball turret gunner: Art Schultz, Waist gunner: Dave Revolti (WIA) (3 Prisoner of War); flak, crash landed Massow, near Freyensein, Wittstock, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8834. TAILWIND.
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B-17 42-97368 / Tailwind Details
Zuletzt gesichtet durch 2nd Lt. William H. Macy (B-17 #42-31444) bei 52°40’N – 13°40’O in ca. 27.000 Fuß Höhe, kontrolliert sinkend.
Flakfeuer war mäßig, mitlaufend und präzise.
Einem Bericht zufolge waren die Triebwerke Nr. 2 und 4 ausgefallen, aber das Flugzeug war unter Kontrolle. Ein anderer Bericht besagt, dass Triebwerk Nr. 3 von Flugabwehrfeuer getroffen wurde und die Maschine trudelnd in den Wolken verschwand.
Ein Bericht gibt an, dass 5 Fallschirme gesichtet wurden. Ein weiterer Bericht besagt, dass keine Fallschirme gesichtet wurden.
Quelle: MACR 8834
B-17 42-97368 / Tailwind Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John W. Sasser | KIA | Died in hospital 20 March 1945 |
| CP | 1LT | James T. McStay | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Anthony J. Carlino | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Robert E. Banta | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Virgil S. Mitchelson | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Eugene T. Carroll | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Arthur C. Schulttz | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | David R. Revolti | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Raymond M. Wilson | KIA | - |
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30. September 2021 access_time 5:26
Hi there, would be very interested in where you acquired this photo and how you confirmed the aircraft in it. My wife’s grandfather was a bombardier on a B-17 called „Tailwind“. The serial number for the aircraft was 42-102391. Confirmed in photos and the MACR. More information here (http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1442). Noticed when I searched for information about this aircraft it was mix of his airplane and another (http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10471). Would love to confirm possibly if this is his aircraft. Look forward to finding out more!
30. September 2021 access_time 8:35
Hi there, would be very interested in where you acquired this photo and how you confirmed the aircraft in it. My wife’s grandfather was a bombardier on a B-17 called „Tailwind“. The serial number for the aircraft was 42-102391. Confirmed in photos and the MACR. More information here (http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/1442).
Noticed when I searched for information about this aircraft it was mix of his airplane and another (http://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/10471).
Would love to confirm possibly if this is his aircraft. Look forward to finding out more!
30. Oktober 2022 access_time 19:37
There were at least two B-17s named Tailwind, possibly more. The one I am aware of is #42-97368 of the 306th BG, 368th BS. The bombardier in its crew was Robert Banta, my brother-in-law’s older brother. This is the aircraft in the photo above. It was lost on Sept 12, 1944 near Massow, Germany enroute to a target near Ruhland. A fuller accounting of the loss of this aircraft can be found in the 306th Bomb Group Association publication „Echoes“ (Summer and Fall 2013 issue) on their web site http://www.306bg.us.
03. November 2023 access_time 3:16
my grandfather was the captain and pilot on the b-17 tailwind sn#297368 his name was Willard hadjes he was a 1st Lt