| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 490th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 850th Bomb Squadron, 851st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 13909 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (09 April 1945) |
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History of
B-17 44-6303 / The Lucky Strike
Delivered Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 850BS/490BG Eye 11/7/44; 851BS; on mission 26/9/44 with ? ; (8 Returned to Duty); lwg-John Volin (Killed in Action); Missing in Action Schlessheim 9/4/45 with Bill Schoenfeld, Ray Schar, Redmond Fraser, Ray Swallow, Frank Alexander, Gene Malmstedt, Irwin Wrampe (7 Prisoner of War); Dan Bereck, Dean Smith (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Schlessheim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 13909. THE LUCKY STRIKE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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12. May 2026 access_time 2:16
Dean Smith was my mother’s brother. my uncle. from Walter’s Oklahoma. I still have the letters he wrote to his sister, Ida Smith when he was stationed overseas and in training. he was the ball turrent gunner. my grandmother said that when they sent his remains back that those were not her son. I have read the article from the pilot stating he never left the plane as he was helping Dan. obviously never meet him but have pictures of him as a young boy.