| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 487th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 838th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (19 March 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-38038 / Flying Chapel
Delivered Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 12/7/44; battle damaged Jena 19/3/45 with Dan Smoke was in mid air coll with 43-37969; crashed Couvron, France; Salvaged 21/3/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 43-38038 / Flying Chapel Details
Mid-air collision with B-17 #43-37969 ‘Beverly Jean’ on March 19th 1945.
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B-17 43-38038 / Flying Chapel Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Daniel C. Smoke,Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | F/O | George H. Pendarvis | KIA | - |
| NAV | F/O | Gunnar K. Olsen | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | John H. Strong | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | John White,Jr. | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Harold J. Stone | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | David W. Sala | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Elmer E. Koepsel | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Richard E. Burres | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 14 June 2017
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