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Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 423rd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: RD-O
MACR: 4821
History of
B-17 42-31539
Delivered Cheyenne 20/11/43; Gr Island 5/12/43; Romulus 16/12/43; Presque Is 19/12/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-O] Thurleigh 4/1/44; Missing in Action Erding 24/4/44; enemy aircraft KO’d #3 & #4, crash landed Neftenbach, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 4821. 10 INT
Last updated: 24. March 2020
B-17 42-31539 Details
At approximately 1350 hours, near Augsburg, Germany. Lt. Ebert was hit by fighters; the No. 4 engine was windmilling and gasoline was leaking out of the right wing. No chutes were observed
1Lt. W. C. B. Koch
B-17 42-31539 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Dale Ebert | INT | - |
| CP | 2LT | Kerneth J. Hall | INT | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Anthony P. Baltunas | INT | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Julius Tobias | INT | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Kenneth N. Feltner | INT | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Charles W. Hamby | INT | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James B. Early | INT | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James D. Stotts | INT | committed suicide by jumping from a hospital window, 16/10/44 |
| WG | S/SGT | Ira E. Walker, Jr. | INT | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Martin J. Knapp | INT | - |
16. April 2022 access_time 21:05
NOTE: Correct MACR number is 4281, NOT 4821.
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/90957843