| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-5-BO: 41-24390 to 41-24439 |
| Delievered: | Bangor |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 323rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OR-V |
| MACR | 148 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (30 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 41-24399 / Man O’ War
Delivered Bangor 13/7/42; with Earl Shaefer force landed Olmstead, PA 20/8/42; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-V] Bassingbourn 23/9/42; Missing in Action Kassel 30/7/43 with Keene McCammon, Co-pilot: John Bruce (2 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Bob Duggan, Bombardier: Dan Ohmankilled after bailing through barn roof, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Americo Cianfichi, Radio Operator: Doug Blackwood, Waist gunner: Harry Sparks, Waist gunner: George Krueger, Ball turret gunner: Mike Perotta,Tail gunner: Hermon Poling (8KIA-most riddled descending in their chutes); aircraft hit by flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Opijnen, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 148. MAN O’ WAR.
B-17 41-24399 / Man O’ War Details
#399 and #916 from this group slid out of the formation at 0956 and were never identified thereafter, that is as to number. One A/C was seen at 1015 [hours] at an altitude of 23,000 feet with inboard engines out steadily dropping back with 3 enemy aircraft on it. At 1020 [hours] there was a huge ball of fire from under wings followed by a thick black burst like flak. Aircraft started down in dive and observing aircraft lost sight of it.
This aircraft was last seen at 51°55’N 06°20’E by Lt. Robert H. Davis – at 1020 hours.
The other aircraft was last seen at 1005 [hours] at 52°00’N 05°45’E going down under control trailing small amount of smoke.
Last seen by S/Sgt. E.J. Conrecode
Source: MACR 148
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