B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30372 / Shack Rabbit III

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30372 / Shack Rabbit III

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: MZ-P

MACR: 1017

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History of
B-17 42-30372 / Shack Rabbit III

Delivered Cheyenne 24/5/43; Gore 25/5/43; Gr Isle 4/6/43; Dow Fd 27/6/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ-P] Snetterton 26/6/43; MIA Duren 20/10/43 Pilot: Robert Zane Grimes, Navigator: James D. McElroy, Bombardier: Charles W. Carlson; Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Theodore Ralph Kellers, Ball Turret Gunner: Robert William Metlen, Waist Gunner: Harold T. Sheets (6 EVD); Co-Pilot: Arthur Charles Pickett, Radio Operator: Frederick William McManus, Waist Gunner: Jerome Chester Nawracaj, Tail Gunner: George C. Janser (4KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed two miles E of Blaton, 12 miles NE of Mons,, Belgium. MACR 1017. SHACK RABBIT II.

Last updated: 15. June 2024

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B-17 42-30372 / Shack Rabbit III Details

Memorial Stone – Photo by Ray Schraeder
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B-17 42-30372 / Shack Rabbit III Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Robert Zane Grimes EVD
CP 2LT Arthur Charles Pickett KIA
BOMB 2LT Charles W. Carlson EVD
ENG/TT T/SGT Theodore Ralph Kellers EVD/POW
RO T/SGT Frederick William McManus KIA
BT S/SGT Robert William Metlen EVD
WG S/SGT Jerome Chester Nawracaj KIA killed by a German patrol, trying to escape on a bicycle
WG S/SGT Harold T. Sheets EVD
TG S/SGT George C. Janser KIA

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