43-37944 / Mr Tacoma | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 #43-37944 / Mr Tacoma — **Source:**
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Production-block:
B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073

Manufacturer:
Boeing

Bomb Group:
486th Bomb Group

Bomb Squadron:
834th Bomb Squadron

RCL: 2S-R

Fate:

MACR: 11047 / KSU/ME/KU: 3446

Missions: 34

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History of
B-17 43-37944 / Mr Tacoma

Delivered Cheyenne 8/6/44; Kearney 20/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 834BS/486BG [2S-R] Sudbury 11/7/44; {34m} Missing in Action Merseburg 6/12/44 with Bob Miller, Edmund Barcikowski, Fred Kinsler, Dick Hobgood, Marion Taylor, Bill Effinger, Jim Mathis, Frank Ward, Stan Pavlic (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Uuddorp, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11047. MR TACOMA.

Source: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link/CommissionsEarned)

Last updated: 27. August 2023

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B-17 43-37944 / Mr Tacoma Details

Eyewitness Statements

Lt. Fusco’s crew reported seeing this aircraft at 5149N-1056E at 22000 feet trailing smoke and losing altitude and speed. Two fighters are escorting the plane.

Lt. Lovan’s crew saw A/C 944 drop back in the target area. It was a chaff ship flying 2000 feet below the lead ship. The flak over target was accurate to inaccurate intense Cp and barrage type flak. This crew saw A/C 944 drop back and it never rejoined the formation.

Source: MACR 11047

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B-17 43-37944 / Mr Tacoma Crew

Position	Rank	Name	Status	Note
P	2LT	Robert C. Miller	POW	-
CP	2LT	Edmund T. Barcikovski	POW	-
NAV	F/O	Fred C. Kinsler	POW	-
ENG/TT	T/SGT	Richard M. Hobgood	POW	-
RO	T/SGT	Marion W. Taylor	POW	-
BT	SGT	William F. Effinger	POW	-
WG	SGT	Frank Ward	POW	-
WG	SGT	Jim Mathis	POW	-
TG	SGT	Stan Pavlic	POW	-

Christopher Kinsler
11. April 2018 3:40

Thanks ..This helps piece together the story that my Dad and most others from from his generation would not talk about.. Christopher J Kinsler Col. USAF ret

Steve DeCata
17. August 2020 13:16

My Uncle Stan was the Tail Gunner As a kid I asked him questions about what it was like? My Aunt told me he would have nightmares after So I didn’t ask anymore

Sarah
06. December 2022 5:11

My grandfather, William Effinger, was a gunner on Mr. Tacoma with your dad. If you would like pictures, and more information please contact me. In later years my grandfather told their story and even went to visit the town the plane went down. The town has parts of the plane in a museum and a memorial set up for our family members. We are still on contact with some of the people that made having the memorial possible.