Source:
www.385thbga.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 335th Bomb Squadron, 549th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XA-Z |
| MACR | 1898 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (30 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3097 / The Ground Hog
Delivered Denver 11/2/43; Dow Fd 13/6/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG Horham 15/6/43; transferred 549BS/385BG [XA-Z] Gt Ashfield /43; damaged in base explosion 3/9/43; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 30/12/43 with Rueben Eckhardt, Navigator: Kingsley Sumner (2 evaded capture); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Enders, Radio Operator: Leroy Acridge, Ball turret gunner: Bob Crumrine, Waist gunner: Jim Lires, Waist gunner: Rowland Burch, Tail gunner: Floyd Montgomery (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Chas Erichsen, Bombardier: John Hay (2 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Fresnicourt, Sain-en-Gohelle,Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 1898. THE GROUND HOG.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 01 October 2024
29. January 2024 access_time 20:52
This B17 crashed in Fresnicourt. The correct spelling of the other town is Sains-en-Gohelle.
02. March 2024 access_time 23:26
Flight engineer/top turret gunner Art Enders managed to escape thanks to villagers and resistance fighters such as pilot Reuben Eckhardt and Navigator Kingsley Summer
28. September 2024 access_time 18:59
waist gunner Rowland Burch is my brother in law. note the correct spelling of his name.
01. October 2024 access_time 12:26
Thank you for the information.
I have made a correction to his name.