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.
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.