Production-block:
B-17G-10-BO: 42-31232 to 42-31331
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 305th Bomb Group
- 452nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 364th Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 42-31322 / Mi Amigo
Delivered Cheyenne 16/10/43; Vandalia 26/10/43; Des Moines 1/12/43; Denver 2/12/43; Cheyenne 11/12/43; Kearney 22/12/43; Prestwick, UK 16/1/44; Assigned: 452BG Deopham Green 17/1/44; Transferred: 364BS/305BG [WF- ] Chelveston 30/1/44; ex-Aschersleben 23/2/44 Pilot: John Kreighauser, Co-Pilot: Lyle Curtis, Navigator: John Humphrey, Bombardier: Melchor Hernandez, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Harry Eastabrooks, Radio Operator: Bob Mayfield, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Tuttle, Waist Gunner: George Williams, Waist Gunner: Vito Ambrosio, Tail Gunner: Maurice Robbins (10KIA),on return crashed Endcliffe Park, Sheffield, UK; Salvaged. 25/2/44 2 SAD Lt Staughton. MI AMIGO.
Last updated: 6. February 2019
B-17 42-31322 / Mi Amigo Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John Glennon Krieghauser | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Lyle J. Curtis | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John W. Humphrey | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Melchor Hernandez | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Harry W. Estabrooks | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Robert E. Mayfield | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Charles H. Tuttle | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | George U. Williams | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Vito R. Ambrosio | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Maurice O. Robbins | KIA | - |
06. February 2019 access_time 8:25
Hello, here is a feature from the BBC History Magazine on ”Mi-Amigo” (42-31322 WF-V) which readers may find interesting. https://www.historyextra.com/period/second-world-war/mi-amigo-b-17-bomber-plane-crash-sheffield-park-history/?fbclid=IwAR2A6IeVvXTUIgpMqNlhlRaJnlh3H0ijd8KqgPWelu3TxNhszXFpsrzCIbU
06. February 2019 access_time 11:03
Thank you!
I added the site to related links section.
22. February 2019 access_time 21:20
There was a commemoration for the crew on the 75th anniversary of the loss of the aircraft today. An 82 year old man who was 8 when he witnessed the crash as the pilot avoided children playing in the park has maintained a memorial since that time. A link below to the BBC coverage.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-47323045
23. February 2019 access_time 20:07
Hi Tony,
thank you for sharing. I did not recognized this event. It seams, it was a big event. Great to remember, even so many years later.