Production-block:
B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 401st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 615th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: IY-D
MACR: 9189
History of
B-17 43-37859 / Jeanne
Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Kearney 8/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-D] Deenethorpe 10/7/44; Missing in Action Orleans 1/8/44 with Bob Sproul, Co-pilot: Don Bennett, Navigator: Tom Ellington, Bombardier: Jim Moon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred La Point, Radio Operator: Don Kotila, Ball turret gunner: Ken Mark, Waist gunner: Fred Hinderschied,Tail gunner: Frank Cornwell (9 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-39873, crashed Poisvilliers, N of Chartres, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 9189. JEANNE.
Last updated: 18. November 2018
B-17 43-37859 / Jeanne Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-39873 ‘Stormy Weather’.
B-17 43-37859 / Jeanne Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert B. Sproul | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Donald L. Bennett | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Thomas P. Ellington | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Jim N. Moon | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Frederick J. La Point | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Don O. Kotila | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Ken W. Mark | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Frederick J. Henderschied | KIA | - |
| TG | CPL | Frank M. Cornwell | KIA | - |
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