| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-VE: 42-97736 to 42-97835 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 336th Bomb Squadron, 412th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | QW-H, ET-H |
| MACR | 8175 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 2762 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (16 August 1944) |
| Missions: | 49 |
History of
B-17 42-97797 / Full House
Delivered Denver 28/2/44; Kearney 18/3/44; Dow Fd 7/4/44; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-H] Horham 8/4/44; transferred 336BS, (ET–H); 49m, Missing in Action Brandenburg 16/8/44 with Alan Hannum, Co-pilot: Ken Loehwing, Navigator: Gene Cantrell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Kuna, Ball turret gunner: Fred Matthews, Waist gunner: Ned Tillson (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Angelo Genova, Radio Operator: Bill Purdy, Waist gunner: John Sharonwia-335BS,Tail gunner: Leroy Presley (4 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 and part of wing, ship went down and was involved in mid-air collision with 42-37879, crashed Rehmsdorf, NE of Zeitz, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 8175. FULL HOUSE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97797 / Full House Details
Hit by flak and then mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-37879 ‘Wrinkled Belly Baby’ on 16 August 1944.
B-17G 42-97797 piloted by 1st Lt. Allan E. Hannum, Jr., was seen to receive direct hit by flak in the right wing, over the target of Zeitz, Germany at 1135 hours. There was an explosion near #3 engine which knocked most of the right wing off. The aircraft slipped out of formation and about a minute later the aircraft was seen to disintegrate in the air. Four chutes were reported as having left the aircraft.
Source: MACR 8175
B-17 42-97797 / Full House Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Allan E. Hannum, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | F/O | Kenneth H. Loehwing | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Eugene Cantrell | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Angelo Genova | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Richard F. Kuna | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | William E. Purdy, Jr. | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Fred C. Mathews | KIA | - |
| WG | T/SGT | John W. Sharon | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ned W. Tillson | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Lerroy H. Presley | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 08 December 2021
17. August 2025 access_time 23:01
Is it possible that the “Full House” 97797 may have carried the number of 9929 when training in the United States. My father-in-law was part of that crew in the USA. He was re-assigned right before the crew left for England.
22. October 2025 access_time 0:58
I have a photo of 9929, and none of the names match those listed here. Names are Scrabbles, Jones, Schrank, Dale, Weaks, Kawalac, Moore, Schartzman, Davis, and Gussler.