Production-block:
B-17G-50-VE: 44-8101 to 44-8200
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 301st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 32nd Bomb Squadron
Fate:
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History of
B-17 44-8186 / Sugar Report
Delivered Dallas 2/7/44; Langley 3/8/44; Dow Fd 11/9/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG PFF Lucera 3/10/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 26/12/44 with Ralph Kage, Co-pilot: Wunderlich, Navigator: Meade, Bombardier: Bounds, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bums, Radio Operator: Murchy, Ball turret gunner: Glassy, Waist gunner: Irvine, Waist gunner: Richards,Tail gunner: Polynack (10 Returned to Duty); crash landed Russian territory; SUGAR REPORT.
Last updated: 11. February 2018
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04. October 2024 access_time 19:50
I’m pretty sure this is the site where my dad an crew crash landed on Dec 26, 1944. His name was Banks Campbell (1st Lt). He was flying right seat that day and the target was Blechammer. They were based at Foggia, Italy. The whole crew survived and was repatriated by the Russian soldiers. Both pilots were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for their actions that day. I have 15-20 photographs taken after the crash landing. One note: Dad always said they came down close to Nagybanya, Romania. one of those photos is of the mayor of that place. Dad told amazing stories about all this that I remember to this day. Hope this helps your research.