| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-35-BO: 42-5079 to 42-5149 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 422nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | JJ-S |
| MACR: | 15543 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (04 April 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5146
Delivered Cheyenne 4/10/42; Presque Is 28/11/42; Assigned: 422BS/305BG [JJ-S] Chelveston 7/12/42; MIA Paris 4/4/43 Pilot: Herschel Ellis, Co-Pilot: Gene Gwyer, Navigator: Ray Rahner, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Malcolm Logan, Radio Operator: Stan Tucker, Waist Gunner: Bill Humberston, Waist Gunner: Ray Turner, Tail Gunner: Vito Pasquariello (8POW); Bombardier: Archie Parker {body found in wreckage}, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Withus (2KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Lery, near Les Andelys, Fr. MACR 15543.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-5146 Details
Shot down by Wilhelm-Ferdinand “Wutz” Galland – Brother of Adolf Galland. Wutz also shot down B-17 #42-5232 / Available Jones on that day. These B-17s was his 36th and 37th claims.
B-17 42-5146 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Herschel B. Ellis | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Eugene G. Gwyer | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Raymond M. Rahner | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Malcolm H. Logan | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Stanley Tucker | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William G. Withus | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William T. Humberston | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Raymond M. Turner | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Vito T. Pasquariello | POW | - |
| TOG | SGT | Archibald B. Parker | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 22 May 2021
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Navigator Raymond M. Rahner would later become a well-loved TV personality in Chicago under the name Ray Rayner. His morning TV show on WGN Channel 9 featured a feisty pet duck named “Chelveston” after Ray’s wartime base.