Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-100-BO: 42-30332 to 42-30431 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3079 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | KU 1155 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (08 March 1944) |
| Missions: | 49 |
History of
B-17 42-30340 / Dry Run aka Screamin’ Red Ass
Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/43; Grand Isle 4/6/43; Dow Field 25/6/43; Assigned 563BS/388BG Knettishall 26/6/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Alan Amman, Co-pilot: Don Wollard, Navigator: Bill Pierson, Navigator: Ralph Diederich, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Carter, Radio Operator: Joe McGonagle, Ball turret gunner: Boyd Iverson, Waist gunner: Harlie Sands,Tail gunner: Frank Metzler (9 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Harry Quick (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Neu-Ummendorf, near Eisleben, 19 miles W of Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3079. SCREAMIN’ RED ASS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30340 / Dry Run aka Screamin’ Red Ass Details
A/C 340 is thought to have been hit by and attack of Me 109’s. The a/c dropped back with number 3 engine feathered and both wings badly shot up. 3 to 4 chutes were reported. This a/c was flying number 3 lead squadron.
B-17 42-30340 / Dry Run aka Screamin’ Red Ass Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Allan Olavi Amann | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Donald Wollard | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William LeRoy Pierson | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Ralph Joseph Diederich | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Robert Taylor Carter | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Joseph Edward McGonagle | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Boyd Dallas Iverson | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Harlie Wilton Sands | KIA | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Harold Quick | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Frank Henry Metzler | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 22 February 2026
30. March 2021 access_time 2:48
My Uncle Harry was the only survivor of this aircraft. I never got to meet him. He died before I was born.
08. February 2023 access_time 23:55
Hey, I believe that this aircraft is was mentioned on CBS radio on march 26 1944.
Its an interview with this plane’s ground crew on losing the fort.
here’s the link: starts at 7 min and 20 sec in to the recording.
https://archive.org/details/WW2RadioArchive/1944/1944-03-26+CBS+World+News+Today.mp3#
16. July 2023 access_time 20:16
Thank you for sharing the link to the interview of Sgt. Omar James. He said, it failed to return of the B-17s 46th missions.
27. January 2024 access_time 23:29
My uncle Bruno Mano, was the bombardier with the first crew (pictured) they rotated home, the second crew was lost over Germany.
23. July 2024 access_time 15:32
I believe I have one of his visor hats
20. February 2025 access_time 17:54
My father was the navigator on the first crew 2 Lt. Richard Fullaway.