Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 535th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | MS-U |
| MACR | 2931 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (22 February 1944) |
| Missions: | 4 |
History of
B-17 42-31533
Delivered Denver 18/11/43; Gt Falls 4/12/43; New Castle 13/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-U] Ridgewell 5/1/44; Missing in Action 4m Oschersleben 22/2/44; enemy aircraft, crashed Hajen-on-der-Weser, 10 miles SE of Hameln, Ger; 7KIA-all found in the wreckage. Missing Air Crew Report 2931.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-31533 Details
I was flying with Captain Hecker and Major Fritzgerald in the lead ship of the second high squadron as Tail Gunner (Observer) when in the middle of our attacks several FW 190’s attacked Lt. Downey, who was flying B-17G A/C 42-31533, and cannon fire perforated the vertical stabilizer. After a little while, Lt. Downey put down his bomb bay doors and landing gear, and side-slipped to the left. He was flying on our left wing and as he pulled out of formation he was jumped by more FW 190’s. When I last sighted Lt. Downey’s ship it was losing altitude fast and dropping out of formation.
S/Sgt. Ralph R. Rosato
B-17 42-31533 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Charles H. Downey | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Donald E. Herdlicka | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John D. Hicks | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James C. Evans | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Miller P. Chauvin | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Earl E. Matheson | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Earl B. Schiek | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Adolph V. Carini | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Norman E. Phillips | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Joseph G. Sorbino | KIA | - |
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