Produktionsblock:
B-17G-60-VE: 44-8301 bis 44-8400
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 561st Bomb Squadron
MACR: 10351
Geschichte der
B-17 44-8302 / Vagabond Lady
Delivered Hunter 3/8/44; Long Beach 10/8/44; Hunter 15/8/44; Dow Fd 1/9/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG Knettishall 14/9/44; Missing in Action Saarbrucken 9/11/44 with Lou Panther, Carl Johnson, Ernie Baker, Bill Broad, Alonzo Sullivan, Tony Rosetano, Fred Abigt photos (7 Prisoner of War); Sid Sher, Martin Targonsky, Dave Blue (3 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Herne, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10351. VAGABOND LADY.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 23. September 2017
B-17 44-8302 / Vagabond Lady Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Lewis Burton Panther | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Carl William Johnson | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Sidney Sher | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Martin Floyd Targonsky | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Ernest Glenn Baker Jr. | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | David Leonard Blue | KIA | KIA on his birthday |
| BT | S/SGT | William Henry Broad | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Alonzo Lewis Sullivan | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Anthony (Tony) Rosetano | POW | - |
| PHOTO | CPL | Fred E. Abigt | POW | - |
16. Dezember 2019 access_time 20:56
Ernest Glenn Baker, Jr. was a high school classmate of my mom and dad. I met him once, and he told about his interment as a POW. The enlisted prisoners got worse treatment than officers, and they shared camps with Russian prisoners. They often only had potato peelings to eat.
He specifically said that when an AA shell took the nose off his B-17, he unstrapped from the top turret and fell free through the open nose before he opened his parachute.
His classmates called him Glenn, not Ernie. That may have been a choice he made as a AAF crewman.
17. Dezember 2019 access_time 9:02
Thank you for sharing his story!