| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 to 42-31131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3041 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (30 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-31131 / Satan’s Sister
Delivered Dallas 24/9/43; Gr Island 9/10/43; Wilmington 14/10/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 26/10/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 30/12/43; hit by prop wash from with 42-31176, crashed Birkenu-Odenwald, 12 miles NE of Ludwigshaven, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3041. SATAN’S SISTER.
B-17 42-31131 / Satan’s Sister Details
B-17 #42-31176 ‘Flak Suit’ slid in front of B-17 42-31131 ‘Satan’s Sister’ causing it to go out of control, rolled over and broke in half in the middle of the radio room.
Bombardier Edgar Franklin Slentz was smashed to the plexiglas during the spin. He broke it and fell to the ground without parachute.
Radio operator Daniel (Danny) Letter fell from the open radio compartment without parachute.
Waist gunner Charles Henry Parizo helpt ball turret gunner Frank Salvatore Brincat to get out from the turret. Frank Salvatore Brincat bailed out and becam POW. Charles Henry Parizo died and was found in the wrackage.
B-17 42-31131 / Satan’s Sister Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Arthur W. Carlson | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Ben H. Scoggin | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John R. Bassler | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Edgar Franklin Slentz | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Harrold Lee Hawkins | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Daniel (Danny) Letter | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Frank Salvatore Brincat | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James Alexander Neal | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles Henry Parizo | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert Edward Scalley | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 24 October 2019
20. June 2018 access_time 1:20
Frank Salvatore Brincat is my uncle on my mothers side
11. March 2019 access_time 17:41
Dear Roger
I am from Germany, from the village where the air plane from your uncle chrashed. I am 52 years old, the threed Generation After the world war two. I want to remerber on this dark time where so many humanes must diet. My Projekt is my Harley Davidson i want to make a paintwork from the airplane b -17 flying fortress with Nik Name satans sister. When it is finished i send you Same pictures.
My goal is to remember the Time for the youth.
Best regards
Michael