Produktionsblock:
B-17G-95-BO: 43-38674 bis 43-38873
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 563rd Bomb Squadron
MACR: 13723
Geschichte der
B-17 43-38869 / Paula Sue
Delivered Hunter 30/9/44; Dow Fd 11/10/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 17/10/44; Missing in Action Parchim, Ger 7/4/45 with Bob Bares, Jim Westbrook, Bob Sonnenberg, George Shantz, Sam Hinstead, Vernon Hofmann, Andy Strable, Dave Becker, Jesse Rorie, Bob Pedersen {rcm} (10 Killed in Action); rammed by enemy aircraft & hit by debris from aircraft above; crashed Steinhuden Meeres, Ger. PAULA SUE.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 16. Mai 2017
B-17 43-38869 / Paula Sue Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert Franklin Bare | KIA | - |
| CP | F/O | James Duncan Westbrook | KIA | - |
| NAV | F/O | Robert Luther Sonnenberg | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Samuel Poe Umstead | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Vernon F. Hofmann | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Andrew Robert Strable | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | David Stanley Becker | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Jesse Bob Rorie Jr. | KIA | - |
| TOG | SGT | George (NMI) Shantz Jr. | KIA | - |
| RCM | --- | Robert C. Pederson | KIA | - |
12. August 2021 access_time 5:41
My uncle, my mother’s brother and my cousins father-Robert F Bare was the pilot of this B-17, it was I think their
Second mission.I would be grateful for any additional information.thanks in advance