Source:
www.487thbg.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 487th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 836th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 2G-P |
| MACR | 9422 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (30 September 1944) |
History of
B-17 43-38037 / Liberty Belle
Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG Lavenham 13/7/44; Missing in Action Bielefeld 30/9/44 with Ray Jackson, Co-pilot: Theo Sherrill, Navigator: Ed Plevak, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Laverne Nelson, Ball turret gunner: Bill Rogers, Waist gunner: Bernie Ballard,Tail gunner: Ben Harcq (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: John Franke, Radio Operator: George Michael (2 Prisoner of War); propwash caused mid air coll with 43-38154 (487BG); crashed Bexterhagen, E of Bielefeld, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9422.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-38037 / Liberty Belle Details
Mid-air collision with B-17 #43-38154 ‘Heavenly Body’ on 30/09/1944.
When in sharp turn in heavy contrails this B-17 was caught in prop wash (presumed), went over on its back and collided with #43-38154 of same squadron. Right wing (of #37) and left wing of #154 came off and both aircraft spun down
This page was last updated on 18 September 2017
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