| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 708th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 11228 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 3522 / 3521 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (30 December 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97400 / Little Stinker aka Fuddy Duddy
Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/44; Kearney 12/3/44 (LT Edward H. Grossheim crew, as “Little Stinker”); Dow Fd 5/4/44 (LT Edward H. Grossheim crew, as “Little Stinker”); Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 7/4/44 (renamed “Fuddy Duddy”); Missing in Action Misburg 30/12/44 with Wylie Leverett, Bob Mihovich, Jim Tiffany, Bob Hildebrandt, Roy Davis, Edwin Haynia, Earl Danhour (7 Killed in Action); Larry Adler, Harry Hunt (2 Prisoner of War); mid air coll, crashed Unterneudorf (57km SE of Darmstadt; 57km SW of Würzburg), Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 11228. LITTLE STINKER (before UK) aka FUDDY DUDDY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97400 / Little Stinker aka Fuddy Duddy Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17G #43-38473 on 30 December 1944.
Remarks or Eyewitness Statements:
Aircraft #42-97400 and 43-38473 collided at 1502 hours at 5055N-0910E at 26500 feet, in vicinity of I.P. #478 flying in No. 2 position of low section im lead squadron and #400 flying #4 of low section lead squadron. #473 lost altitude and #400 gained altitude at the same time. Reason for this is unknown, but believed prop wash responsible. #400 had fuselage cut into two and went into clouds in uncontrolled spin. Elevators of #473 were sheared off and it, two, disappeared into clouds out of control. No chutes observed from either plane.
Source: MACR 11228
B-17 42-97400 / Little Stinker aka Fuddy Duddy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Wylie W. Leverett | KIA | - |
| CP | F/O | Robert J. Mihovich | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Lawrence Adler | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | James I. Tiffany | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Robert H. Hildebrandt | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Roy G. Davis | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Edwin F. Haynia | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Earl M. Danhour | KIA | - |
| TOG | SGT | Harold W. Hunt | POW | - |
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