| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Delievered: | Tulsa |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 325th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | NV-P |
| MACR | 8596 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (08 September 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-107071
Delivered Tulsa 11/2/44; Kearney 25/2/44; with Vernon Hannaford force landed base 6/3/44; Grenier 3/4/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-P] Podington 23/4/44; Missing in Action 08/09/1944 Ludwigshafen with Tom Havard, Co-pilot: Hugh waterman, Navigator: Harry Shaw, Bombardier: Leon Linden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gil Schnaufer, Radio Operator: Harry Brouette, Ball turret gunner: Jesus Ortiz, Waist gunner: Bill Mooney,Tail gunner: Tom Hughes (9 Returned to Duty); #2 caught fire, crew ordered to bail out; pilots took ship on to land at French fighter base; Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 8596.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-107071 Details
Twenty minutes from target no. 2 engine went out before I could feather it. The thrust bearing came out immediately and the engine caught fire. The boys called up from different stations in the ship informing me that the engine was on fire. after watching the fire for a minute or possibly a minute and a half I gabe the order to bail out. I knew that it would take a little time for the boys to get the ball turret man out and get his chute on and I didn’t want the boys to take a chance on fire. All of them were out of the ship in one minute. according to the navigator’s report they must have bailed out about 60 miles from the German border in side France. The co-pilot and I were busy watching the fire and didn’t observe whether the chutes opened or not. The co-pilot and myself landed the plane on a U.S. fighter base in France.
2Lt. Thomas J. Havard
Pilot, ship 42-107071
Source: MACR 8596
B-17 42-107071 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Thomas J. Harvard | RTD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Hugh E. Waterman | RTD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Harlod V. Shaw | RTD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Leon C. Linden | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Gilbert A. Schnaufer | RTD | - |
| RO | SGT | Harold L. Brounette | RTD | - |
| BT | SGT | Jesus P. Ortis | RTD | - |
| WG | SGT | William B. Mooney | RTD | - |
| TG | SGT | Thomas G. Hugnes | RTD | - |
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