Produktionsblock:
B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 bis 43-37873
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 457th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 748th Bomb Squadron
Geschichte der
B-17 43-37826 / Wild Hare
Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/44; Kearney 4/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [R] Glatton 19/6/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 25/5/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 26/5/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 28/11/45.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 25. Dezember 2020
B-17 43-37826 / Wild Hare Details
Weitere Fotos, zur Verfügung gestellt durch John Markiecki
19. September 2023 access_time 12:58
My uncle Floyd “Hink” Henderson was the waist gunner on the the Wild Hare. I got to meet Del and his wife here in Pittsburgh at a 457th Bomb Group reunion that we took my uncle to. I have some additional photos of the Wild Hare and crew.
12. Oktober 2024 access_time 5:24
I just recently purchased the flight helmet and masked that belonged to the navigator Rudy Warner at an estate sale. I’d love to see any pictures you might have
21. Oktober 2023 access_time 7:58
My father was Charles P. Keith, Bombardier on the Wild Hare. On April 10, 1945 the navigator on Moonlight Mission (43-38606) was sick. My father trained on medium bombers so he was both bombardier and navigator. He substituted for the navigator on Moonlight Mission that day. The plane was shot down over Oranienburg. He was a prisoner for about a month before he was returned to allied forces. The Wild Hare would go on finish its tour and return home.
I would very much like to get any pictures of the plane and crew.
Did you ever hear the story about the bicycle?
26. Februar 2024 access_time 22:45
Eric, please feel free to email me, I probably scans of pic that your dad is in. -Don