| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 407th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PY-L |
| MACR | 845 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-30708
Delivered Denver 15/7/43; Gore 16/7/43; Kearney 8/8/43; Topeka 14/8/43; Scott 17/8/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-L/J] Alconbury 31/8/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Bill Byrne*, Radio Operator: John Carr*, Ball turret gunner: Tony Gerhard (3KIA-*bodies never recovered), Co-pilot: Clyde Fairchild, Navigator: Bob McCarthy, Bombardier: George Reynard, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Fisher, Waist gunner: Ernie Raines, Waist gunner: Jack Pumphrey,Tail gunner: John Krupinski (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed near Wurzburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 845.
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This page was last updated on 10 July 2017
27. July 2020 access_time 17:18
History of B-17 42-30708 shows Ball-Turret Gunner Tony Gerhard was one of three KIA and one of three “bodies never recovered.” I found another report saying Tony was a POW who died in captivity. Where can I find more information on this 14 October 1943 flight?
29. July 2020 access_time 20:10
Hello Arthur, I only know the MACR. And based on MACR, Tony was wounded and died of wounds. No other records known to me.
The information from Dave Osborne’s Master Log is not always accurate. So, I believe the body were recovered.
29. March 2025 access_time 1:18
Found my great-grandfather: Ernie Raines, right waist. Tony Gerhard saved his life during the bailing action, and he never saw him again. Great to see it made it into the log.