Source:
www.usaaf-noseart.co.uk
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 427th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GN-U |
| MACR | 1966 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-3131 / Winnie the Pooh aka Flak Wolf
Delivered Cheyenne 20/2/43; 19/4/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-U] Molesworth 4/6/43; {40m} Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with John Carothers, Co-pilot: Chas Frost, Radio Operator: George Rajcula, Ball turret gunner: Bob Peavy, Waist gunner: Wiley Rogers, Waist gunner: Francis Morneau,Tail gunner: Roland Ziegler (7 Killed in Action), Navigator: Art Linnehan, Bombardier: Howard Barriscale, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harvey Scott (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hits and exploded, crashed Kloster Oesede, four miles SE of Osnabruk, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1966. WINNIE THE POOH then FLAK WOLF.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-3131 / Winnie the Pooh aka Flak Wolf Details
Flew Schweinfurt-Raid on 17 August 1943 – RWG S/Sgt Leonard A. Kesky KIA.
Photos of crash place. Then an now:
B-17 42-3131 / Winnie the Pooh aka Flak Wolf Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | John W. Carothers | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Charles E. Frost | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Arthur Linnehan | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Howard W. Barriscale | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Harvey E. Scott | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | George S. Rajcula | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert T. Peavy | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Francis J. Morneau | KIA | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Wiley A. Rogers | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Roland R. Ziegler | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 28 August 2017
22. March 2022 access_time 17:02
There was a B17F donated and identified as “Spirit of Cleveland (Ohio) on Some people think this is the same aircraft. Donated aircraft had the name changed when deployed.
06. April 2022 access_time 16:42
The September 1942 edition of Boeing Company News has a photo of Spirit of Cleveland being presented in Cleveland, Ohio. Tail markings are obscured.
There are articles in the local Cleveland newspapers at the time available online.