| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 486th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 833rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 3R-G |
| MACR | 11048 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 3453 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (06 December 1944) |
| Missions: | 36 |
History of
B-17 43-37927 / The Last Roundup
Delivered Cheyenne 6 June 1944; Kearney 16 June 1944; Grenier 30 June 1944; Assigned 833BS/486BG [3R-G] Sudbury 2 July 1944; 36 missions flown. Missing in Action Merseburg 6 December 1944. Pilot : Bruce C. Alexander; Co-Pilot Charles B. Bryson; Navigator Roy J. Sykora; Bombardier Walter C. Hummel; Engineer / Top Turret Gunner Roy L. Henry; Radio Operator Robert C. Cooke; Ball Turret Gunner Isadore Wolstein; Waist Gunner Dwight K. Shurtleff; Tail Gunner Chester Zolynski (9 Killed in Action). Flak, crashed Ijmuiden, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 11048. THE LAST ROUNDUP.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-37927 / The Last Roundup Details
Eyewitness Statement:
Capt. Smith of the 78th Fighter Group, one of the escorting fighters, said that: #1 and #2 engines on A/C 927 went out over the target, plane started back with a fighter escort of six ships. A/C 927 headed for a flak area at Ijmuiden, Holland.
Fighters tried to contact A/C 927 on VHF but to no avail, they them tried to signal him visually but no luck. A/C 927 went through the flak area and had #3 and #4 engines shot out and catch fire. Right wing fell off and plane went down in flames. It W8 seen to explode as it hit the water about 100 yds off the end of the breakwater at Ijmuiden, 3 chutes were seen and they fell in the water about 1/4 mile off shore.
Source: MACR 11048
B-17 43-37927 / The Last Roundup Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Bruce C. Alexander | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Charles B. Bryson | KIA | - |
| NAV | F/O | Roy J. Sykora | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Walt C. Hummel | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | CPL | Robert C. Cook | KIA | - |
| RO | CPL | Roy L. Henry | KIA | - |
| BT | CPL | Isadore Wolstein | KIA | - |
| WG | CPL | Dwight K. Shurtleff | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Chester Zolynski | KIA | - |
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