Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-DL: 42-3039 to 42-3073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 401st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LL-G |
| MACR | 1319 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (01 December 1943) |
| Missions: | 4+ |
History of
B-17 42-3060 / Hell’s Belle
Delivered Tulsa 14/1/43; 548BS/385BG [GX-V] Dow Fd 15/6/43; Gt Ashfield 26/6/43; transferred 401BS/91BG [LL-G] Bassingbourn 3/9/43; Missing in Action 4m Solingen 1/12/43 with Chas Guinn, Co-pilot: Ken Fallek, Navigator: Bob Hornbeck, Bombardier: Sid Edelstein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Wingate, Radio Operator: Bert Stieler, Ball turret gunner: Bill Rassmussen, Waist gunner: Chas Dyer, Waist gunner: Cecil Corner,Tail gunner: Gerry McDowell (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #1 & #2, crash landed Boich, near five miles S of Duren, Ger. Despite crew’s attempts to ignite their ship, the Luftwaffe salvaged it for spares. Missing Air Crew Report 1319. HELL’S BELLE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-3060 / Hell’s Belle Details
Aircraft No. 42-3060 was seen at 1150 hours, 25,000 feet, 50°56’N – 07°25’E., with number two (2) engine smoking and number three (3) engine feathered starting to let down under control. This was a result of an attack by five (5) ME-109’s on the high squadron.
Source: MACR 1319
B-17 42-3060 / Hell’s Belle Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Charles A. Guinn | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Kenneth W. Fallek | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Robert J. Hornbeck | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Sidney Edelstein | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Harold E. Wingate | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Bert A. Stieler | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | William E. Rasmussen | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Charles W. Dyer | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Cecil E. Comer | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Gerald E. McDowell | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 11 June 2022
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