zoom_in
Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
Production-block:
B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 571st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: FC-A
MACR: 7218 / KSU/ME/KU: 2432
History of
B-17 42-107070 / North Star
Delivered Tulsa 11/2/44; Gr Island 13/2/44; Grenier 4/3/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-A] Framlingham 17/3/44; (28m) Missing in Action Leipzig 7/7/44; mid air coll with 42-97983 (100BG) over Zuider Zee; crashed Hoorn, near Altmaar, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 7218. (?7368) NORTH STAR.
Last updated: 22. January 2022
B-17 42-107070 / North Star Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-97983.
At 0804 hours at 5238N-0455E, A/C 070 was rammed by A/C 983, as a result A/C 070 dropping back when caught in prop wash. A/C 983 lost props and #2 engine, fire starting in left wing spreading to A/C 070 which was meshed together with A/C 983. A/C parted at 10,000 feet spinning and disentegrating, both exploding before hitting the ground. 7 chutes were reported and one crew reported three additional chutes, burning as they left the airplane. It is impossible to determine the number of chutes origination from each aircraft.
Source: MACR 7368
B-17 42-107070 / North Star Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Lawrence J. Gregor | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | James R. Wicker | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Harold F. Raab | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | William J. Martin | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Harlan B. Scholl | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Marion D. Wolfe | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John E. DiTrapani | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Clayton M. Croft | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Clyde O. Matlock | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Harry F. Sherman | KIA | - |
09. July 2023 access_time 18:15
Just come back from Hoorn, Netherlands and saw the memorial for the 2 planes’ crew members.