Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3654 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire, interned (09 April 1944) |
| Missions: | 29 |
History of
B-17 42-31137 / Classy Chassy
Delivered: Cheyenne 24/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Romulus 10/10/43; Assigned: 563BS/388BG (W) Knettishall 14/10/43; MIA Poznan 9/4/44 Pilot: Irving Abramowitz, Co-Pilot: Bill Manifold, Navigator: Albt Buckley, Bombardier: Jan Begg, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Langston, Radio Operator: Leroy Neely, Ball Turret Gunner: Ernie Jones, Waist Gunner: Paul Sorensen, Waist Gunner: Larry Shroyer, Tail Gunner: John Price (10INT); flak, forced landing Kalmar, Sweden. MACR 3654. Ret UK 11/7/45; Returned to US: 121 BU Bradley 16/8/45; 4185 BU Independence 19/8/45; Scrapped: Kingman 17/12/45. CLASSY CHASSY.
B-17 42-31137 / Classy Chassy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Irving Abramowitz | INT | - |
| CP | 2LT | William H. Manifold | INT | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Albert C. Buckley | INT | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Jan Gordon Begg | INT | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | George C. Langston | INT | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Leroy E. Neely | INT | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Ernest B. Jones | INT | - |
| WG | CPL | Raymond E. Sorenson | INT | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Lawrence E. Shroyer | INT | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John W. Price | INT | - |
This page was last updated on 19 October 2018
15. June 2019 access_time 17:11
I was looking at the crew list for the Classy Chassy and I think one of the names for the crew must be wrong. My uncle “Bud” Rutherford Mitchell was a waist gunner on the Classy Chassy, and the photo clearly shows him kneeling in the front row, second from the left, but it does not have his name on the crew list.
16. June 2019 access_time 11:14
Hello Jeff, the photo does not show the crew, whose went lost with this B-17.
The photo, where your uncle is in the front row, were taken on January 20th 1944.
28. September 2024 access_time 6:35
Jeff. Ambrose is my grandpa. I’m Vivas son.
22. August 2019 access_time 0:07
Father, 1st Lt Redick M Hamer, is in the center of the crew members standing. He was the Bombardier on 26 missions with the 563 Bomb Sqdn.
14. July 2022 access_time 15:41
Looking for relatives of Jan Begg,my dad was the co-pilot of the classy classy when interned in Sweden. Have photos of Jan.