Production-block:
B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 to 42-31131
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 401st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 613th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: IN-C
MACR: 9757 / KSU/ME/KU: 3227
Missions: 38
History of
B-17 42-31081 / Son of a Blitz
Delivered Cheyenne 16/9/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-C] Deenethorpe 4/11/43; Missing in Action Zwickau 7/10/44 with Augustus J. Nelson, Edgar W. Nevois, John S. Kulczycki Jr., Blaine B.Wilcox, Larry E. Williams, John T. Dorris, Frank R. Majeski, Bobbie D. Anderson, James J. McCarthy (9 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Politz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9757. SON OF A BLITZ.
Last updated: 11. March 2023
B-17 42-31081 / Son of a Blitz Details
Intense, extremely accurate flak surrounding synthetic oil plant at Politz.
Aircraft received direct burst in vicinity of nose, blowing most of the nose off; went down in vertical dive, hit ground and exploded.
1 to 4 chutes reported to come out during dive, no other observations concerning particulars of jumps.
Source: MACR 9757
B-17 42-31081 / Son of a Blitz Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Augustus J. Nelson | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Edgar W. Nevois | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John S. Kulczycki | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Blaine B. Wilcox | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Lawrence E. Williams | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | John T. Dorris | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Frank R. Majeski | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Bobbie D. Anderson | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | James J. McCarthy | KIA | - |
09. March 2023 access_time 7:01
Your Son of A Blitz, 42-31081 entry needs a few crew position corrections: WG was Anderson; BTG was Majeski; TG was McCarthy,
11. March 2023 access_time 11:09
Thank you.
I have updated the crew information and added some information from MACR 9757.
Cheers
Jing