Production-block:
B-17F-5-BO: 41-24390 to 41-24439
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 324th Bomb Squadron
- 401st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LL-E, DF-E
MACR: 5381
Missions: 11
History of
B-17 41-24432 / Danellen
Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-E] Bangor 2-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 1-Oct-42; transferred 324BS [DF-E]; Missing in Action Romilly-sur-Seine 11m 20-Dec-42 (9-man crew) 8KIA 1 POW MACR 5381.
Last updated: 9. October 2018
B-17 41-24432 / Danellen Details
After bombs dropped on Romilly sur Seine, FW-190s downed this plane near Rouen, France. Based on casulty list of the 91st. Bomb Group, 11 crew member assigned to this B-17 and this Date:
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/91st_info/casualty_list.html
B-17 41-24432 / Danellen Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Dan W. Corson | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Bruce H. Brown | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Mark B. Connor | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Reeves S. Carper | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Martin G. Bacon, Jr. | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Edwin D. Byrdic | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert L. Ferris, Jr. | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Salvatore J. Dalterio | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Jackson M. Barbour | KIA | - |
| --- | T/SGT | Allen W. Haynes | KIA | - |
| --- | 1LT | Robert S. English | KIA | - |
18. August 2022 access_time 18:17
My father-in-law, James (Jim) Tyler, was shot down on Dec. 20, 1942 on the same mission 41-24432 was on. Tyler was on B-17 41-24452. The pilot on his aircraft was Robert S. English. English and another crew member Robert S. Haynes were killed in action. The other crew members either bailed out or survived a crash landing by the co-pilot Charles Mendel and then all were captured and became POWs. The listing of English and Haynes on 41-24432 “Danellen” crew is a mistake. The tail numbers being almost identical, 24432 and 24452, probably caused some confusion in the reporting process of the KIAs
Thank you,
Gordon Smith
18. August 2022 access_time 19:50
Hello Gordon,
thank you very much for the information,
That mean, I should remove Allen W. Haynes & Robert S. English from the crew of 41-24432 / Danellen, correct?
Cheers
Jing
28. September 2024 access_time 4:56
Yes, they should be removed from the crew of 24432, Danellen.
Thank you, Gordon Smith
18. November 2024 access_time 0:50
MACR 5381 (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/90982819) covers this B-17, mostly starting from page 8. According to the MACR, a post-mission interrogation of group crewmen revealed: “An aircraft, believed to have been B-17F 41-24432, was last seen at 1205 hours near Rouen. At this time aircraft was going down in a spin and was about 3,000ft above the ground, smoking badly from a hit between No. 3 and 4 engines.”