Production-block:
B-17F-50-DL: 42-3339 to 42-3393
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 337th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: AW-G
MACR: 833
History of
B-17 42-3348 / Dottie J III
Delivered Denver 23/5/43; Dow Fd 26/6/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW-G] Snetterton 12/7/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Raymond Bye, Navigator: Merle Woodside, Radio Operator: Ken Nice, Waist gunner: Mike Olynik (4 evaded capture); Co-pilot: John Malik, Bombardier: Bill Kieran, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gerard Caporaso, Ball turret gunner: Fred Holt, Waist gunner: Chas Gattman,Tail gunner: Alton Baer (6 Prisoner of War); on return was shot down by enemy aircraft, crash landed Thiaucourt-Regnieville, 17 miles SW of Metz, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 833. DOTTIE J III.
Last updated: 14. November 2020
B-17 42-3348 / Dottie J III Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Raymond F. Bye | EVD | - |
| CP | 2LT | John J. Malik | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Merle E. Woodside | EVD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | William C. Kieran | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Gerard J. Caporaso | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Kenneth H. Nice | EVD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Frededric Holt | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles C. Gattman | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Mike Olynik | EVD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Alton Baer, Jr. | POW | - |
14. November 2020 access_time 11:56
Hello, I’m the president of the USPM (Union pour la Sauvegarde du Patrimoine Militaire) and we commemorate each year the crash of this B17 and his crew. The town is Thiaucourt-Regnieville and not Thiacourt.
An article on my blog:
https://weasel-m29c-1944.skyrock.com/3190159541-Commemoration-du-crash-de-B17-1-2.html
Regards
14. November 2020 access_time 12:08
Hello Stephane,
thank you!
I have updated the town’s name.
Cheers
Jing