Source:
www.303rdbg.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 427th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GN-W |
| MACR | 15348 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (04 February 1943) |
History of
B-17 41-24569 / Memphis Tot
Assigned 427BG/303BG/ [GN-W] Bangor 5/10/1942; Molesworth 22/10/1942; Missing in action Emden mission 4/2/1943; w/Cole; enemy aircraft, crashed Zolle, Hol. MACR 15348. MEMPHIS TOT
B-17 41-24569 / Memphis Tot Details
B-17F 41-24569 “Memphis Tot: [GN:V] was assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-W] Bangor 5-Oct-42; Molesworth 22-Oct-42.
Missing in Action 4-Feb-43 The primary target was to be the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, secondary target was to be the industrial areas of Osnabruck, Germany, and the the port area of Emden, Germany was the target of last resort. Hamm and Osnabruck were obscured by clouds, so Emden was attacked. The aircraft sustained severe damage from enemy fighters and crash-landed in the Waddenzee, five miles north-east of Den Helder, Holland. 3KIA 7POW 1DIC MACR 15348.
This page was last updated on 15 January 2018
26. June 2018 access_time 22:17
This is the maternal grandfather of my son-in-law. he nor his mother knew anything about Bryant’s wartime experience. I am writing an account of this fateful flight. It will be shared with Bryant’s family and a group in Oosterwolde Holland developing a museum to include information about the Memphis Tot.
R. Sykes
03. October 2019 access_time 22:37
My mothers 1st cousin was the tail gunner on this plane when it was shot down. Recently I found that my cousin still has the local newspaper article in which they reported that he wrote my mom from the POW camp in March of 1943.