B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 43-38187 / Carrie B II

Delivered Cheyenne 5/7/44; Kearney 14/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-C] Deenethorpe 27/8/44. Hit by Flak. Missing in Action on the 16 February 1945 mission to the Minster-Stein coke oven plant, in the Dortmund area. Pilot Jeff N. Donaldson; Co-Pilot Charles R. Wilson; Navigator William W. Jeffers; Bombardier Richard L. Summers; Top Turret Gunner William O. Streuter; Radio Operator Gerald S. Harsky; Ball Turret Gunner Adelbert D. Shereck; Right Waist Gunner Michael Gagich; Tail Gunner Jack M. Harrington (all 9 made Prisoners of War). Crashed Ijmuiden, Holland, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report : MACR 12246. CARRIE B II.