| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 613th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IN-J |
| MACR | 2742 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 1043 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (02 March 1944) |
| Missions: | 2 |
History of
B-17 42-31467 / Sac Hound
Delivered Cheyenne 4/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Romulus 9/12/43; Grenier 10/12/43; Presque Is 14/12/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-J] Deenethorpe 6/1/44; Missing in Action Frankfurt 2/3/44 with William Sheahan, Bombardier: Douglas Conway, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Richard Rickey, (3 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Elliott Ogden, Navigator: Robert Davis, Radio Operator: Donald Silverstein, Waist gunner: Seymour Falk (4 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Hazard Justice, Waist gunner: Roger Leking, Tail gunner: John O’Mara (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, exploded mid air, crashed St Gerard-Ardennes, 10 miles SW of Namur, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2742. SAC HOUND.
B-17 42-31467 / Sac Hound Details
Aircraft was attacked by 6 or 7 fighters (Me109s) which shot up tail badly. Aircraft went into steep dive for 800 feet and then leveled off, pulling back into formation when 2 more fighters hit him. Ship nosed up, 4 or 5 chutes came out, then it went into a spin and another chute came out. After another 3000 foot drop one more chute was seen. When last observed ship was about 1 mile behind formation.
Source: MACR 2742
B-17 42-31467 / Sac Hound Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | William G. Sheahan | EVD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Elliott B. Ogden | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Robert O. Davis | POW | EVD? (E&E Reports) |
| BOMB | 2LT | Douglas M. Conway | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Richard W. Rickey | EVD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Donald W. Silverstein | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Hazard Justice | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Seymour Falk | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Roger T. Leking | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John W. O'Mara | KIA | - |
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