Produktionsblock:
B-17G-100-BO: 43-38874 bis 43-39073
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 407th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: PY-T
MACR: 11371
Geschichte der
B-17 43-38932
Delivered Lincoln 14/10/44; Cheyenne 26/10/44; Grenier 7/11/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-T] Podington 30/12/44; Missing in Action Kassel 1/1/45 with Ralph Rollins, Co-pilot: Billy Reel, Navigator: Tony Meyenberg, Bombardier: Tom Curran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Michael, Radio Operator: Bill Easton, Ball turret gunner: Ed Etzel, Waist gunner: Ellis Montgomery,Tail gunner: Bob Martin (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Stendahl, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 11371.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 7. Januar 2018
B-17 43-38932 Details
The aircraft was knocked out of formation by enemy aircraft (pilot: Josef “Jupp” Keil, III./JG 301) and was on fire between the #2 engine and the fuselage. Eyewitnesses, TSgt Stanley M Debolt and Sgt John R Johnson, reported that the plane exploded in mid-air over Stendal, Germany. There were no survivors.
B-17 43-38932 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Ralph Kenneth Rollins | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Billy B. Reel | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Anthony J. Meyenberg | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Robert L. Michael | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | William H. Easton | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Edward 'Etz' Etzel Jr. | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ellis E. Montgomery | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Robert Fearney Martin | KIA | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | Thomas J Curran | KIA | - |
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