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Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
Production-block:
B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 351st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 511th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DS-P
Fate:
MACR: 2772
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History of
B-17 42-3136 / Eight Ball aka No Balls At All
Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-P] Polebrook 5/6/43 EIGHT BALL; Missing in Action Amsterdam (22m) 22/2/44; flak, crash landed Vijfhuizen, S of Amsterdam, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2772. NO BALLS AT ALL.
Last updated: 15. September 2017
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B-17 42-3136 / Eight Ball aka No Balls At All Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Walter B. LeClerc | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | James W. Ellis | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George T. Kilduff | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Arthur W. Starratt | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Ralph A. Grooms | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Bruce M. Stone | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Howard W. Kramer | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Archie L. Stirnsbaugh | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | John L. Taylor | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Harald H. Hay | POW | - |
27. October 2018 access_time 3:48
My father was the co-pilot on the No Balls at All.
Awsome finding it on here.
25. February 2019 access_time 20:37
My father was the bombardier on the No Balls. Your father was in the same barracks as my dad, #10. Here is the link to his WWII website: http://www.awspow.net
27. February 2019 access_time 8:57
Hello Cheryl,
I have informed James about your comments.
26. February 2019 access_time 20:28
My father was the bombardier on the “No Balls”.
20. November 2021 access_time 6:15
My Father was the Navigator!
Would love to hear any stories you have heard!
25. May 2019 access_time 19:30
My dad, Archie Stinebaugh, was the tail gunner on this plane. Love finding this!
12. April 2023 access_time 0:47
I think I remember visiting your family when we were young. It would have been in the mid 70s.
26. November 2021 access_time 17:58
To Peter Kilduff.
Hi Peter. Thank you for contacting me as the daughter of the bombardier of the No Balls. Regarding your search for stories about the crew, I’m wondering if you have seen our website which documents our dad’s WWII experience, particularly his incarceration at Stalag Luft 1. This site also includes photos the Germans took of the crash site near Vijfhulzen along with photos of us visiting the site (based on eye witness accounts) in February 2014. The link is http://www.awspow.net. I hope you find the site beneficial. Cheers. Cheryl Starratt-Basheer
23. December 2022 access_time 4:04
Thank you so much for the reply and sorry I took so long to get back to you as I have had quite a ruff few years I have seen this web site and plan to visit the crash site very soon!
05. January 2023 access_time 21:53
You’re welcome Peter. Sorry to hear that you have been going through a rough patch – hopefully not due to COVID. I hope you are able to locate the crash site on the edge of the town of Vijfhuizen. I wish I could give you the coordinates to the spot, but all I can tell you is that the crash site is located northeast of the intersection of Drie Merenweg and Vijfhuizerweg on a strip of land that parallels the channel of water called the Ijtocht (the ditch where No Balls came to a rest) and is after the second electrical tower (see map below). There is a sign that says Walter B. LeClercPad at the entrance to the bike path that parallels the ditch. Good luck.
09. November 2023 access_time 14:37
My grandfather, Walter, was the pilot. I really appreciate the Starratt family and all the work they put into the website linked above (http://www.awspow.net/). This is just about the only source of information I have been able to learn what happened to these heroes as my grandpa never once talked about it. I have had a few family members make it out to the memorial in Vijfhuizerweg and the crash museum and I hope to myself one of theses days.
09. November 2023 access_time 14:35
My grandfather, Walter, was the pilot. I really appreciate the Starratt family and all the work they put into the website linked above (http://www.awspow.net/). This is just about the only source of information I have been able to learn what happened to these heroes as my grandpa never once talked about it. I have had a few family members make it out to the memorial in Vijfhuizerweg and the crash museum and I hope to myself one of theses days.