| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-BO: 42-102544 to 42-102743 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 526th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LF-P |
| MACR | 5989 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (18 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-102628 / G.I. Jane
Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/44; Kearney 14/4/44; Grenier 28/4/44; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-P] Kimbolton 13/5/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 18/6/44 with Steve King, Navigator: Don Casey, Bombardier: Chas Henry, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Wheeler, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hagen (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Milton Miller, Radio Operator: Chas Rutishauser, Waist gunner: Zigfryd („Ziggy“) Valentino Czarnecki,Tail gunner: Gene Miller (4 Killed in Action); flak set #3 alight, crashed SW of Pinneberg, near Hamburg; Missing Air Crew Report 5989. G.I. JANE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-102628 / G.I. Jane Details
Witness statement from MACR 5989
I last saw A/C B-17G 42-102628 leavig the formation while over the target at Hamburg, Germany. The A/C disappeared going down through the clouds and under control.
Number 3 engine was on fire, and the fire had spread back into the wing itself.
D. H. Buskey
Captain, Air Corps
B-17 42-102628 / G.I. Jane Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Stephen J. King | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Milton S. Miller | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Donald E. Casey | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Charles W. Henry | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Raymond F. Weehler | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Charles E. Rutishauser | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James H. Hagen | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Zigfryd Valentino Czarnecki | KIA | „Ziggy“ - Shot after captured |
| TG | S/SGT | Eugene V. Miller | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 21 February 2020
19. February 2020 access_time 22:26
Correct name of waistgunner is:
Zigfryd („Ziggy“) Valentino Czarnecki
20. February 2020 access_time 10:18
Thank you!
I have updated the name and added MACR witness statement.