42-102485 / Bare Essentials | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 #42-102485 / Bare Essentials — **Source:**
B17: Het Vliegend Fort, de noodlanding in Groenekan

Production-block:
B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543

Manufacturer:
Boeing

Bomb Group:
388th Bomb Group

Bomb Squadron:
562nd Bomb Squadron

Fate:

MACR: 5316

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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.

Source: Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log*

Last updated: 10. October 2019

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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	-

ken berg
09. October 2019 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

b17flyingfortress.de
10. October 2019 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

Ken Berg
13. October 2019 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

Allyson Davis
23. January 2021 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!!