| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-VE: 42-97636 to 42-97735 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 366th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | KY-A |
| MACR: | 5939 |
| German Document: | 822 A |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (18 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97647
Delivered Denver 17/1/44; 1SAG Langley 27/2/44; Grenier 1/4/44; Assigned: 482BG Alconbury 4/44; Transferred: 366BS/305BG [KY-A] Chelveston 16/5/44; MIA Hamburg 18/6/44 Pilot: Col Ernest Lawson (C.O.), Co-Pilot: Capt Homer Claymore, Navigator: Capt Gene Mack, ex/n-Capt Dave Dunagin, m/op-Lt Dick Bushnell, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Martin Glassman, Radio Operator: Littleton Taylor, Waist Gunner: Bill Georske, Waist Gunner: Roger Lord, Tail Gunner: Lt Doug McLeod (10KIA); Bombardier: Steve Wurtz (POW); direct flak hit knocked off tail, crashed Deutche Werft Factory, Norderel Strasse, Hamburg, Germany. MACR 5939.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97647 Details
Lead ship seen to be hit directly by flak at target; tail off-went down into clouds in a steep glide. Tail assembly was blown completely off. Some A/C report that three chutes were seen coming out of plane, others report no parachutes seen.
Source: MACR 5939
B-17 42-97647 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | COL | Ernest H. Lawson | KIA | - |
| CP | CPT | Homer W. Glaymore | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Eugene F. Mack | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Stephen H. Wurtz | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Martin Glassman | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Littleton A. Taylor | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William M. Georske | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Roger E. Lord | KIA | - |
| TG | 1LT | Douglas J. McLeod, Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV2 | CPT | David L. Dunagin | KIA | - |
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