| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 562nd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 5316 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (28 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-102485 / Bare Essentials
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/44; Gr Island 2/4/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 562BS/388BG Knettishall 12/5/44; Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44; flak set off fire, crash landed Groenekaseweg, near Meertensdijk, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 5316. BARE ESSENTIAL.
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B-17 42-102485 / Bare Essentials Details
Nederland dokumentary about the B-17 #42-102485 Bare Essentials:
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B-17 42-102485 / Bare Essentials Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Arthur M. Codding | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Roger B. Withers | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Donald L. Childers | KIA | - |
| BOMB | S/SGT | Delmar D. McBeth | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Robert C. Berg | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Clyde H. Waite | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Thomas L. Roskowick | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Lawrence G. Brown | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Kenneth M. Joye | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | James W. Mulder | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 10 October 2019
09. October 2019 access_time 20:42
Son of (Bob) Robert C Berg, Bare Essentials B-17, 42-102485 crew that crash landed in Holland May of 1944. Would like pictures of crash site and plane and any other information you can provide. I saw information and pictures on 28 minute Vink Video. I don’t speak Dutch or German.Thank You for any and all information you can provide
10. October 2019 access_time 20:27
I asked the producer of the video. They will add english subtitle to the video, but no information when this new video is available.
I also received two photos from the film makers. A crew photo with your father and a photo of the crashed B-17. Both a added and send to you.
Cheers
Jing
13. October 2019 access_time 4:09
Dear Jing, Thank you for responding to my request for additional info on my Dad Robert (Bob) c. Berg and the Bare Essentials B-17 42-102485 in Holland. My dad and several crew members were POWs In Stalag Luft IV near Gross Tychow, Pomerania. Clyde H. Waite wrote a book about their last flight on May 28,1944 called The Consummation of Little Chum, their former B-17 when he came back to the USA. Can’t wait to see the Vink video with English subtitles about the Bare Essentials. Ken Berg
23. January 2021 access_time 23:01
Ken, My uncle James Mulder would have been the tail gunner on that flight and was also a POW. My husband and I have been scouring the web for information as most of his family has passed on and there was very little information that was passed down. I would love to have more information!!
02. April 2021 access_time 22:04
Dear Mrs Davis,
You can contact me at ivomdejong(at)gmail.com. You may be interested to know that I have written a book about this mission. It is still available : Mission 376, battle over the Reich, 28 May 1944. In it is the full story of the Bare Essentials. Basically my research started with it, as my father saw it crashland in 1944…..
02. April 2021 access_time 22:05
Dear Mr. Berg,
You can contact me at ivomdejong(at)gmail.com. You may be interested to know that I have written a book about this mission. It is still available : Mission 376, battle over the Reich, 28 May 1944. In it is the full story of the Bare Essentials. Basically my research started with it, as my father saw it crashland in 1944…..
17. August 2020 access_time 10:53
Dear Mr. Berg and Jing,
I have a photo of this plane intact from my grandfather’s artifacts. I will have a copy of it in my book but would like to post it here if requested.
02. April 2021 access_time 22:02
Dear Mr McGhee, can you please contact me at ivomdejong(at)gmail.com ?