Production-block:
B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 43rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 403rd Bomb Squadron
- 65th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 648
History of
B-17 41-24552 / Listen Here Tojo!
Delivered Lowry 7/8/42; Hamilton 6/10/42; Assigned 403BS/43BG Mareeba, Aus 5/11/42; then 65BS; Milne Bay, NG 23/11/42; Mareeba, Aus 21/1/43; Port Moresby, NG 11/5/43; Missing in Action over Lae, NG 15/9/43 with Howard G. Eberly, Co-pilot: Edgar Townsend, Navigator: George Stacey, Bombardier: Chas ranker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Delmar Dotson, Radio Operator: Joe Ferraiolo, Ball turret gunner: Arthur Jingozian, Waist gunner: Jennings Messer, Waist gunner: Watson Hall, photo/tg-Peter Owens (10KIA, remains recovered and taken home 1996). The last B-17 lost in Pacific, the wreck being found in 1992 at 8,900 ft on a Wau mountain 13 miles SW of Lae. Missing Air Crew Report 648. LISTEN HERE, TOJO.
Last updated: 7. July 2017
B-17 41-24552 / Listen Here Tojo! Details
The last B-17 lost in Pacific.
B-17 41-24552 / Listen Here Tojo! Crew
Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
P | 1LT | Howard G. Eberly | KIA | - |
CP | 2LT | Edgar L. Townsend | KIA | - |
NAV | 2LT | George L. Stacy | KIA | - |
BOMB | 2LT | Charles E. Ranker | KIA | - |
ENG/TT | T/SGT | Delmar Dotson | KIA | - |
RO | SGT | Joseph Ferraiolo | KIA | - |
BT | SGT | Arthur Jingozian | KIA | - |
WG | S/SGT | Theodore J. McCartney | KIA | - |
WG | S/SGT | Watson C. Hall | KIA | - |
TG | T/SGT | Peter S. Owens | KIA | - |
--- | SGT | Jennings B. Messer | KIA | - |
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