Production-block:
B-17F-75-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563
B-17G-5-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 100th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 418th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LD-P
MACR: 3232
History of
B-17 42-3508 / Jersey Lily aka Bastard’s Bungalow II
Delivered Denver 13/7/43; Scott 15/8/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-P] Thorpe Abbotts 25/8/43; battle damaged Berlin 6/4/44 with Lt Ferbrache; Missing in Action Augsburg 18/3/44 with Bob Horn, Co-pilot: Bart Mahoney, Navigator: Bill Newell, Bombardier: Chas Conner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Shuback, Radio Operator: Ken Mueller, Ball turret gunner: Russ Priester, Waist gunner: Aubrey Slimm, Waist gunner: Vic Saabyo,Tail gunner: Bill Graser (10 Prisoner of War); flak damage and crash landed Dormstadt, six miles N of Ulm, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3232. JERSEY LILY aka BASTARD’S BUNGALOW II.
Last updated: 17. September 2021
B-17 42-3508 / Jersey Lily aka Bastard’s Bungalow II Details
Eyewitness Statement
At 1511 hours near 4822N – 1001E, altitude 16,000 feet, A/C 508 pulled out of formation. It had been straggling most of the way and seemed to have trouble keeping up. No props were feathered and no trouble with the A/C was observed when it was last seen.
Lt. Mark G. Gummersall
Source: MACR 3232
B-17 42-3508 / Jersey Lily aka Bastard’s Bungalow II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert J. Horn | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Bart E. Mahoney, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William A. Newell | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Charles E. Conner | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Albert J. Shubak | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Kenneth H. Mueller | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Russel A. Priester | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Aubrey Slimm | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Victor T. Saabyo | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | William E. Graser | POW | - |
15. December 2023 access_time 3:22
My Dad was Albert Shubak and was wondering if any siblings of this crew would be willing to share stories of their Dad/ Grandfather’s event – I have lots .