Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 to 41-24539 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 401st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LL-D, DF-Y |
| MACR | 274 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (17 August 1943) |
| Missions: | 27+ |
History of
B-17 41-24527 / The Sky Wolf aka Great Speckled Bird
Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL- ] Bangor 6/9/42; Bassingbourn 1/10/42; 1m transferred 324BS [DF-Y]; Missing in Action 27+m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Bill Munger, Co-pilot: Dave Gladhart, Navigator: John Brickley, Bombardier: Tony Kalupy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Latta, Radio Operator: Howie Schultz, Ball turret gunner: Arnold Musum, Waist gunner: Bob Blair, Waist gunner: Bernie Bedrock,Tail gunner: Rich Teague (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #3 & #4, smoking as it dropped further behind crashed Waldeschaff, six miles E of Aschaffenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 274. THE SKY WOLF aka GREAT SPECKLED BIRD.
B-17 41-24527 / The Sky Wolf aka Great Speckled Bird Details
Observation made by 1st Lt. James D. Worley at 1450 from altitude of 21500 feet. A/C 527 was badly hit by E/A before reaching the I.P. and was last seen in vicinity of Aschaffenburg at at altitude of 13000 feet, with #3 and #4 engines smoking badly spiraling downward under control. Ten (10) parachutes were seen same from this A/C.
Source: MACR 274
B-17 41-24527 / The Sky Wolf aka Great Speckled Bird Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | William S. Munger | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | David F. Gladhart | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | John R. Brickley | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Anthony A. Kalupy | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | George A. Latta | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Harold T. Schultz | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Arnold B. Musum | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert S. Blair | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Bernard Bedrock | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Richard W. Teague | POW | - |
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