| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-105-BO: 42-30432 to 42-30531 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 331st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | QE-N |
| MACR: | 792 |
| German Document: | KU-355 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II
Delivered Cheyenne 3/6/43; Gore 16/6/43; Kearney 18/6/43; Dow Fd 8/7/43; Assigned 331BS/94BG [QE-N] Rougham 9/7/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Tom Beal, Co-pilot: Hubert Moseley (2 Prisoner of War); Navigator: George Glatthar, Bombardier: Ed Burley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Tracy, Radio Operator: Chas Elwell, Ball turret gunner: Levorn Jawgochian, Waist gunner: Bob Hamrick, Waist gunner: Bob Dillon, Tail gunner: Larry Sheck (8 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed near Boissy-Fresnoy/Peroy-les-Gomberies, 50 km north-east of Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 792. JIMMY BOY II.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II Details
Flight Officer Don R. Fisher saw an aircraft believed to be flown by 2nd Lt. Thomas W. Beal, leave formation between Wurzburg [Würzburg] (which was the I.P.) and the target. The aircraft believed to be flown by Lt. Beal crossed under the formation about 2000 to 3000 feet below, heading Northeast. The ship appeared to be well under control. Nine to ten chutes were seen.
This information may or may not correct because the number of the aircraft was not noted. Six aircraft were lost that day by our Group and all planes were not in original position over the target.
Source: MACR 792
B-17 42-30457 / Jimmy Boy II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Thomas W. Beal | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Hubert J. Moseley | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George K. Glatthar | EVD | E & E 308 |
| BOMB | 2LT | Edward R. Burley | EVD | E & E 307 |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Jamaes E. Tracy | EVD | E & E 507 |
| RO | T/SGT | Charles H. Elwell | EVD | E & E 1664 |
| BT | S/SGT | Levorn J. Jawgochian | EVD | E & E 363 |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert L. Dillon | EVD | E & E 2240 |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert J. Hamrick | EVD | E & E 365 |
| TG | S/SGT | Lawrence B. Sheck | EVD | E & E 364 |
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17. September 2025 access_time 5:44
Any pictures available of this aircraft ? Thomas W Beal was my uncle . He survived the pow camp and had a long career in aviation . He Taught his younger brother , my dad , myself and my brother to fly.
02. October 2025 access_time 20:55
Hello
Perhaps we can help each other.
My grandfather, who was 17, lived in Metz in 1943. He saved a pilot from an American bomber that crashed in the city.
It may have been your grandfather’s plane…
Perhaps we could get in touch?
Here’s my email:
jordanmonnier19@gmail.com
Sincerely,
Jordan
02. October 2025 access_time 21:55
Hello,
Regarding a photo, I have one.
I can email it to you if you like.
( mail : Jordanmonnier19@gmail.com)
10. December 2025 access_time 23:00
I would like a photo please? Be glad to share the photo of the crashed plane if you are interested?
10. December 2025 access_time 22:59
My dad, Hubert Moseley, was the co-pilot on this plane. I thought it was shot down closer to Crepe-en-Valios. I do have a picture of the crashed plane. Given some time I could share it with you?
11. May 2026 access_time 14:18
Hello sir, can you contact me? I am looking for information about the plane, I live not far from the crash site.
15. July 2026 access_time 14:26
Hi. My Dad Hubert Moseley was Co-Pilot with your uncle. Was also POW.
18. July 2026 access_time 23:11
Hello, here is my email address: guillaume60440@hotmail.fr. I live not far from the plane crash site, and I have a photo of the B-17 and its crew.
02. October 2025 access_time 20:56
your uncle*
11. May 2026 access_time 14:16
Hello, the Jimmy Boy 2 crashed not far from Crepy en Valois, more precisely between Boissy Fresnoy and Peroy les Gomberies. An uncle of mine saw it crash. I’ve been trying to find the family of these men for a while now. Could you please contact me?