| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-65-BO: 42-29632 to 42-29731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 335th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | OE-C |
| MACR: | 4897 + 190 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (26 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29709 / Yo’ Brother
Delivered Cheyenne 7/2/43; Rapid City 20/2/43; Kearney 12/3/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-C] Alconbury 30/3/43; Framlingham 12/5/43; 3m, battle damaged Rennes 29/5/43 with Joe Nunes (Returned to Duty) + rest ?;Tail gunner: John Buford(Prisoner of War); hit in tail section by 42-25858; Missing Air Crew Report 4897. ((with Alan Hermance, Co-pilot: Velgene Cates, Navigator: Cornelius Corkery, Bombardier: Oliver Lauffer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl DeMasters, Radio Operator: Jim Ellenburg, Ball turret gunner: Theo West, Waist gunner: Marion Semrod, Waist gunner: Walt Landers,Tail gunner: Bill Smith (10 Killed in Action); seen to hit the water near Norderney Is with an engine on fire; Missing Air Crew Report 190)). YO’ BROTHER.
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08. April 2023 access_time 3:55
My Father, B-17 Bombardier – Bertram Theiss, – 92nd Bomb Group, 407th Sq. told me, that on his first mission, July 26, 1943, to bomb Hanover, a B-17, 3 planes to the right of his, took a direct hit, by flak, and blew up.
There were no survivors from the B-17 that exploded, in mid flight.
A B-17 bombardier that was in a B-17, that was two planes to the right of my Father’s B-17, went berserk, and was taken off of his B-17, in a straight jacket, when his B-17 landed back at Alconbury.
My guess is the B-17 named “Yo Brother” was the B-17 that exploded.
Tom Theiss