| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-65-DL: 44-6751 to 44-6875 |
| Delievered: | Lincoln |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 341st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 12812 |
| German Document: | KSU 2947 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (02 March 1945) |
History of
B-17 44-6849
Delivered Lincoln 27/11/44; Grenier 15/12/44; Assigned 341BS/97BG Amendola 11/1/45; Missing in Action Linz 2/3/45 with 1Lt William J Gray Jr, 1Lt Joseph L Thomas Jr, 2Lt Irvin S Taylor, 1Lt Herbert D Bartels, T/Sgt Donald G Bailey, T/Sgt Donald W Carley, S/Sgt Louis D Persons, S/Sgt Louis H Berwick, S/Sgt Norbert H Moran, S/Sgt James M Earle, Joseph A Conway; 11 POW; flak, crashed Linz; MACR 12812.
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B-17 44-6849 Details
I the undersigned was flying with the 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group on mission 2 March 1945. On the target run Aircraft #849 received a direct hit by flak, in the number 4 engine. The aircraft left the formation and went below us, watching the plane I saw smoke coming from near the bomb bay. The tail section of the aircraft came off, and then the front part of the plane went into a spin. When the plane went into a spin, their [sic] was a secondary explosion, and the wings came off the airplane. I saw 6 chutes come out of the aircraft and open up.
1Lt. John C. Schilling, Sr.
I the undersigned was flying with the 341st Bomb Squadron, 97th Bomb Group on mission 2 March 1945, to Linz Austria. After making the bomb run that day, I heard one of the men in the aircraft I was flying with, mention about chutes being seen coming from one of our aircraft that was in trouble.
Their [sic] was a break in the overcast below us, and I counted 7 chutes thru the overcast, and all were opened. That is all I saw.
Sgt. Donald A. Gonnella
Source: MACR 12812
B-17 44-6849 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | William J. Gray, Jr. | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Joseph F. Thomas, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Irvin S. Taylor | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Herbert D. Bartels | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Doanld W. Carley | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Donald G. Dailey | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | norbert N. Moran | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Louis D. Persons | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Louis H. Berwick | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Joseph A. Conway | POW | - |
| PHOTO | S/SGT | James M. Earle | POW | - |
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