| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 358th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | VK-G |
| MACR: | 15476 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (16 February 1943) |
History of
B-17 41-24541 / Spook
Aassigned 358BS/303BG [VK-G] Kellogg Fd 14-Sep-42; Molesworth 16-Sep-42; Missing in Action on a mission to bomb the port area at St Nazaire, France. On the return leg of the mission the aircraft went to the aid of another B-17 flying about 15,000 feet below that was being attacked by ME-109 fighters. The aircraft was severely damaged by the fighters but the pilot believed he could fly the stricken aircraft back to Molesworth. The aircraft finally had to ditch into the English Channel approximately 20 miles from the English coast. 6KIA 4POW. MACR 15476.
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B-17 41-24541 / Spook Details
The above crewmembers aircraft was shot down over the English Channel near Brest Peninsula. Four of the crew were picked up after spending fourteen hours in a dinghy, by the German air sea rescue.
Source: MACR 15476
B-17 41-24541 / Spook Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Lawrence G. Dunnica | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Orson E. Pacey | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Leonard E. Thornton | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Robert O. Scheible | POW | Robert O. Schieble? |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Harry W. Tucker | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Bertis W. Holland | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Philip T. Cascio | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Wayne E. Harker | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert L. Dew | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Claude P. Taylor | KIA | - |
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