| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 20th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 7683 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (18 August 1944) |
History of
B-17 44-6275
Delivered Kearney 22/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 20BS/2BG Amendola 8/7/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 18/8/44 with Bob Rogers, Co-pilot: Howard Season, Waist gunner: John Bradley, (3KIA, probably drowned); Navigator: Albt Smith, Bombardier: Bill Shalcraft, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Willis Church, Radio Operator: Oran Park, Ball turret gunner: Sam Woods, Waist gunner: Chas Armstrong,Tail gunner: Ray Roe (7RTD, picked up by USN Catalina); #4 on fire, crashed Adriatic Sea, after 10 chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 7683.
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This page was last updated on 05 August 2017
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07. April 2023 access_time 17:41
My Uncle S/Sgt John Bradley, was KIA on a mission while returning from a mission over Ploesti on 8/18/44. Is there a name for his B-17g #44-6275? He was in the 15th AAF, 20th bomb squad, 2nd bomb group. Thank you
01. July 2026 access_time 23:54
I don’t know the name of the bomber but just found out that my Maternal Uncle Robert Haynes Rodgers from Saluda, SC was the pilot who died in this crash.
Go to page 317 of this document and look for the date August 18, 1944 (the title line has a typo that lists it as August 28 though the correct date is in the body of the text). It contains eye witness reports from some of the crew members who survived.
http://www.2ndbombgroup.org/thesecondwasfirst.pdf