Production-block:
B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 457th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 748th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 6926
History of
B-17 42-31552 / My Buddy
Delivered Denver 21/11/43; Gt Falls 25/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 748BS/457BG [ -H] Glatton 26/1/44; damaged in return from mission crash landed base 4/5/44 Waist gunner: Edwin Waggoner (Killed in Service– in the crash); Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44 with Gerald Kerr, Co-pilot: Art Lindskoog, Navigator: Ed Schilling, Bombardier: Milton Levine (4 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Hegedus, Ball turret gunner: Sam Younger, Waist gunner: Harry Ahlfors,Tail gunner: Don Boyle (4 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Finneran (INT); flak KO’d two engines, then a third was lost and bail out order readied, crashed Pratigau, near Davos, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 6926. MY BUDDY.
Last updated: 1. March 2018
B-17 42-31552 / My Buddy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Gerald L. Kerr | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Arthur H. Lindskoog | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Edward A. Schilling | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Melvin L. Levine | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Leon Finnera | INT | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Ernest J. Hegedus | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Samuel P. Younger, Jr. | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Harold E. Ahlfors | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Donald B. Boyle | POW | - |
31. May 2021 access_time 12:22
any information possible about this crash site –my father was crew member –a piece of that plane was sent to me years ago by swiss hiker – i lost contact with him –thanks
28. April 2022 access_time 17:24
I have visited the site 2x and know exactly where it is above the Schlappin Valley, near Klosters, Switzerland if you are interested. It is a few hundred meters off of a marked trail. FB
12. April 2023 access_time 17:51
My father was the first at the crash site, 2 days after the crash. I have been many time at the crash site, most the big parts have been collected, however turning the stones over, smaller pieces can still be found
22. May 2022 access_time 17:02
Hi,
I would be interested in getting any information on the wreck + crew for a report for the Swiss TV.
Gerald, have you planned/are you planning to go?
Best,
Christopher Shand,
LuxAltius.com