Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 423rd Bomb Squadron, 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | JD-O |
| MACR: | 1334 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (01 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 41-24557 / Damn Yankee
Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-T] Denver 12/8/42; Thurleigh 18/11/42; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-O] Grafton Underwood 22/8/43; Missing in Action Leverkusen 1/12/43 with Bruce Sundlun (evaded capture), Bombardier: George Hayes, Ball turret gunner: Harry Cologne, Waist gunner: Mike Cappelletti, Waist gunner: Chester Snyder,Tail gunner: Frank Lekas (5 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Andy Boles, Navigator: Reino Jylkka, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Ramsey, Waist gunner: Chester Snyder (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Snellengem, six miles S of Bruges, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 1334. DAMN YANKEE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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26. January 2024 access_time 23:34
There is a documentary about this plane and crew called “Above and Beyond” that I watched yesterday on Amazon Prime. Very interesting.