Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 535th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | MS-N |
| MACR | 3865 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (13 April 1944) |
| Missions: | 10 |
History of
B-17 42-31357 / Our Desire
Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Romulus 12/11/43; Assigned: 535BS/381BG [MS-N] Ridgewell 11/12/43; on mission to Achmer 21/2/44 Pilot: George McIntosh; Navigator: Allen Bergreen, Bombardier: Bill Piekarski baled out and became POWs; MIA {10m} Schweinfurt 13/4/44 w/Jim Mullane, Co-Pilot: Pax Sherwood, n-Pat O’Phelan, b-John Kirby, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ed Stahlke, Radio Operator: Bob Kettlety, Ball Turret Gunner: Thaddeus Tarczynski, Waist Gunner: Lew Sparrow, Tail Gunner: Frank Troxler (9POW); flak ko’d #3, lost altitude and another engine caught fire, eventually ship exploded and crashed Klosterkumbd, four miles N of Simmern/Hunsruck, 22 miles S of Koblenz, Germany. MACR 3865. OUR DESIRE.
This page was last updated on 18 November 2018
22. June 2022 access_time 20:17
My father was the waist gunner, Lew Sparrow. He was captured and a POW for 13 months. I got to meet some of the crew he kept in touch with.
03. November 2022 access_time 7:33
Hi there, several years ago, I have bought an old farm in this area. During clean up and renovation, I found something what appears to me as a part of the right tail wing or horizontal stabiliser of a B17. I think it might be from this plane and it would be highly appreciated if someone could help me to confirm this. Thanks and best regards Martin