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Quelle:
www.457thbombgroup.org
Produktionsblock:
B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 bis 43-37673
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 457th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 750th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 9634
Geschichte der
B-17 43-37606 / Big Time Operator
Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/44; Hunter 18/5/44; Dow Fd 4/6/44; Assigned: 750BS/457BG [L] Glatton 7/6/44; MIA Misburg 17/10/44 Pilot: Norman Chapman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Marshall Windham, Radio Operator: Bob Brady, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Dixon, Waist Gunner: Joe Budich, Tail Gunner: Carl Weibel (6POW); Co-Pilot: Ray Mills, Navigator: Ken Johnson, Bombardier: Oliver Wicks (3KIA); flak, crashed Prum, Germany. MACR 9634. BIG TIME OPERATOR.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 24. Dezember 2018
B-17 43-37606 / Big Time Operator Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Norman M. Chapman | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Raymond K. Mills, Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | F/O | Kenneth H. Johnson | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Oliver W. Wicks | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Marshall T. Windham | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robert T. Brady | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James R. Dixon | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Joseph M. Budlich | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Carl M. Weibel | POW | - |
26. Mai 2025 access_time 16:49
The crash site is NOT near Prüm in the southern part of the Eifel, it is Kesternich in the Huertgen Forest (northern part of the Eifel). There are some more pictures of the snow covered aircraft and some summer images of 1946. It even exists a newspaper article from the 2020s dealing with a farmer of Kersternich who used parts of the aircraft in his barn.
M. Cremer, LtCol