B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-24490 / Jack The Ripper

History of
B-17 41-24490 / Jack The Ripper

Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-C] Bangor 31/8/42; Bassingbourn 26/9/42; JACK THE RIPPER. Missing in Action 27+m Oschersleben 22/2/44 with Jim Considine, Co-pilot: Norman Stuckey, Bombardier: Jack Remers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Melvin Washburn, Radio Operator: Jim Naughton, Ball turret gunner: John Dias, Waist gunner: John Stipewia & broke leg on landing, Waist gunner: Don Day,Tail gunner: Vernon Pochardt (Wounded in Action) (9 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Henry Schaub (KIA-chute failed to open); two Me 109s KO’d #2, dropped back aiming for cloud cover but more enemy aircraft KO’d two more engines, crashed Gremmendorf, near Albersloh, SE of Munster, Germany; Missing Air Crew Report 2640. (last original aircraft lost).

Last updated: 25. April 2025

B-17 41-24490 / Jack The Ripper Details

Aircraft B-17F, 41-24490, was attacked by two (2) enemy ME 109 fighters. This action set the number two (2) engine on fire and when last seen our aircraft was at 15,000 feet with subject engine smoking.

Source: MACR 2640