Produktionsblock:
B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 bis 43-38073
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 486th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 834th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: 2S-K
Schicksal:
Einsätze: 22
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Geschichte der
B-17 43-37959 / Flak Plow
Delivered Cheyenne 9/6/44; Kearney 20/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned: 834BS/486BG [2S-K] Sudbury 8/7/44; {22m} battle damage Koblenz 19/9/44 Pilot: ‘; forced landing Belgium; Salvaged. 14/11/44.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 25. Juli 2021
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B-17 43-37959 / Flak Plow Details
Erster Verlust der 834. Staffel. Pilot war laut 486th Bomb Group Einsatzliste Lt. James A. Shaw. Status der Besatzung unbekannt. Bruchladung bei Kwatrecht, Belgien. (Info von Peter)
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B-17 43-37959 / Flak Plow Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | James A. Shaw | UNK | - |
22. März 2024 access_time 19:56
The whole crew survived. Pilot Shaw put them down in a potato field. The townspeople of Wettern, Belgium hid them from the Nazis in the basement of the town hall. From Tailgunner Leo O’Briens granddaughter. He rememebered running across the field as the Nazis arrived to search the wreckage.
12. Juni 2024 access_time 6:53
Wetteren was already being liberated on september 5 1944, the people they saw where civilians, probably the saw them as german soldiers.