Production-block:
B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 398th Bomb Group
- 95th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 334th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BG-O
MACR: 9561
History of
B-17 42-107050 / Deltress aka Tornado Jr
Delivered Tulsa 7/2/44; Dow Fd 28/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 1/5/44; no ops, transferred 334BS/95BG [BG-O] Horham 4/5/44; 24m, Missing in Action Merseburg 7/10/44 with Joe Farrar, Co-pilot: Don Robinson, Navigator: Albt Monnett, Bombardier: Jack Abadie, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wade Minor, Radio Operator: Roy Patocka, Ball turret gunner: Maurice Clabaugh, Waist gunner: Bob Reyburn,Tail gunner: Clark Houston (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Sommerda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9561. DELTRESS aka TORNADO JR.
Last updated: 10. October 2017
23. June 2023 access_time 8:20
Absturzort “Holland” laut KU.
01. September 2023 access_time 0:45
May i ask where you found this information about this, im doing research on this b-17 as one of my friends great grandfather was a ball gunner on tornado jr when it went down.
Darf ich fragen, wo Sie diese Informationen darüber gefunden haben, ich recherchiere über diese B-17, da der Urgroßvater eines Freundes ein Ballschütze auf Tornado Jr war, als sie abstürzte.
01. September 2023 access_time 13:01
Alex, this information comes from the MACR 9561 on that crash (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91075482) and the German report KU 1061A (https://catalog.archives.gov/id/142689722).
27. June 2024 access_time 0:31
My father was ball turret gunner on this plane when it crashed in
Germany. I have additional information about the two men, Roy Pataka and my father who escaped capture for 13 days. I will be glad to share this information.
01. July 2024 access_time 20:24
um you may be surprised but I’m your granddaughter friend Alex, i was doing research because I wanted to see if I could find more information to give to you, and your family about the b-17