Source:
www.457thbombgroup.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-60-BO: 42-102744 to 42-102978 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 749th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | D |
| MACR | 9775 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (28 September 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-102948 / The Denver Bandit
Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/44; Kearney 2/5/44; Grenier 21/5/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [D] Glatton 23/5/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 28/9/44 with Keylon Clarke, Navigator: Walt Sundling, Bombardier: Bob Smith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Griffith, Radio Operator: Bill Sethloff, Waist gunner: Dave Dooley,Tail gunner: Dick Anderson (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bob Hovland, Ball turret gunner: Reed Simpson (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Buckau, E of Burg, near Magdeburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9775. THE DENVER BANDIT.
B-17 42-102948 / The Denver Bandit Details
Plane s/n 42-102948, named “The Denver Bandit,” and piloted by Lt Keylon W. Clarke, survived a devestating fighter attack on the bomb run only to be hit by flak over the target. The flak hit knocked out engines #2 and #3 and the plane left the formation. It dove down and leveled off at 5000 feet where it exploded.
B-17 42-102948 / The Denver Bandit Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Keylon W. Clarke | POW | - |
| CP | --- | Robert N. Hovland | KIA | - |
| NAV | --- | Walter Sundling | POW | - |
| BOMB | --- | Robert P. Smith | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Albert D. Griffith | POW | - |
| RO | --- | William C. Dethloff | POW | - |
| BT | --- | Reed F. Simpson | KIA | - |
| WG | --- | David R. Dooley | POW | - |
| TG | --- | Richard H. Anderson | POW | - |
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