| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 324th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DF-E |
| MACR | 8181 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (16 August 1944) |
History of
B-17 43-38000
Delivered: Cheyenne 14/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned: 324BS/91BG [DF-E] Bassingbourn 23/7/44; MIA Halle 16/8/44 Pilot: Resse Lindsay, Albt Perry, Clayton Baugh, Lee Bratcher, John Crabb, John Buxton, Cleo Gates, Bob Schrecengost (8KIA); Lew Morgan (POW); Enemy aircraft & exploded, crashed Lehna, Germany. 8KIA 1POW; MACR 8181.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-38000 Details
Statement of Eyewitnesses from MACR 8181
We were flying in No. 2 position of lead element, altitude 25400 feet, tim 1000 to 1010 hours. At this time we were hit from the rear at 5 o’clock level by approximately 25 enemy fighters. Aircraft B-17-G, 43-38000, was flying straight and level when 20 MM shells started hitting the right wing tip and walked up aling the wing to the fuselage. This set the tanks between No. 3 and 4 engines on fire and flames flared back for about 30 feet. The aircraft then pulled up vertically and about 4 seconds later exploded with bombs on board. This ship disintegrated completely and no parachutes were seen to come from it.
2LT. Edward L. Witty
324th BS; 91st BG
B-17 43-38000 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Reese W. Lindsay, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Albert J. Perry | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Claton B. Baugh | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Lee G. Bratche | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | John C. Crabb | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Robert L. Schrecengost | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | John V. Buxton | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Cleo H. Gates | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Lewis C. Morgan | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 16 August 2020
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