Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 544th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | SU-G |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (25 July 1943) |
| Missions: | 1 |
History of
B-17 42-3088 / Sugar Puss
Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/43; Assigned 41OBS/94BG Presque Is 9/4/43; Earls Colne 16/4/43; Rougham 15/6/43; transferred 544BS/384BG [SU-G] Grafton Underwood 12/7/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/43 with Clarence Christman, Navigator: Vern Dennett, Radio Operator: John Gillis, Ball turret gunner: Bob Leonard,Tail gunner: Jerome Goubeauz (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Carroll, Bombardier: Bill Sears, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Detrick, Waist gunner: S.G.Stephenson, Waist gunner: Carl Hill (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed between Bliedersdorf and Harsefeld, 20 miles W of Hamburg, Ger. No MACR. SUGAR PUSS.
B-17 42-3088 / Sugar Puss Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Clarence R. Christman | KIA | - |
| CP | --- | Robert Stanley Carroll | POW | - |
| NAV | --- | Verne B. Dernett | KIA | - |
| BOMB | --- | William H. Sears | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Albert W. Detrick | POW | - |
| RO | --- | John J. Gillis | KIA | - |
| BT | --- | Robert Alfred Leonard | KIA | - |
| WG | --- | Charles F. Stephenson | POW | - |
| WG | --- | Carl V. Hill | POW | - |
| TG | --- | Jerome J. Goubeaux | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 12 April 2020
18. February 2020 access_time 21:54
Thank you for this story. My father’s cousin was Clarence Christman. This information is very helpful to my family. It had details that I would have otherwise, never known.
12. April 2020 access_time 12:02
Dear Mister Hubbard.
My name is Hauke Klindt.
I am from Harsefeld, nearby Hamburg, where the Sugar Puss crashed in 1943.
If you are interested in more Informations about this, you are welcome to contact me.
Greetings from Germany
12. April 2020 access_time 14:50
Hallo Herr Klindt,
ich habe Hubbard über ihren Kommentar informiert.
Ich hoffe der Kontakt kommt zur Stande.
Grüße
Jing
13. April 2020 access_time 19:16
Hi thank you for contacting me. I would like to hear any information you can provide on the crash of the Sugarpuss B-17 bomber. My father’s cousin was Lt. Clarence Christman the pilot. My is German mother’s grandparents were immigrants to America from Germany, so I am interested for multiple reasons. Thank you for you help.
16. March 2025 access_time 12:32
Bonjour, j’effectue un portrait sur l’équipage du SUGAR PUSS, et particulièrement sur le Lt Christman je voudrai savoir ce qu’il faisait dans le civil, son métier la date de son enrôlement je suis Français et je travaille sur le cimetery Américan Ardennes ou il est ihumé merci de votre aide
cordialement
Mr GENTIL
01. May 2020 access_time 3:43
Hi H. Klindt, yes I am very much interested in any information you have about the crash of the Sugarpuss B17 Bomber. Thank you.
22. February 2022 access_time 20:40
Hello, my uncle was William H Sears who was POW after the Sugarpuss went down. I would sincerely appreciate any additional information greatly.
29. May 2022 access_time 22:30
My father was Carl V. Hill who was held Prisoner of War for two years. I would be interested in knowing more, Feel free to contact me.