Bildquelle/Image-Source:
B17: Het Vliegend Fort, de noodlanding in Groenekan
Production-block:
B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543
Manufacturer:
Boeing
Crash site: Meertensdijk,
MACR: 5316
History of the
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.
Details 42-102485 / Bare Essentials
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Crew 42-102485 / Bare Essentials
| Position | Rang/Rank | Name | Status | Bemerkung/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 | - |
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von ken berg am 09. October 2019 20:42 Uhr
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
von b17flyingfortress.de am 10. October 2019 20:27 Uhr
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
von Ken Berg am 13. October 2019 4:09 Uhr
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