Source:
8thafhsoregon.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 407th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PY-Q |
| MACR | 8884 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 September 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31828 / Junkers Joy
Delivered Cheyenne 29/12/43; Gr Island 15/1/44; Presque Is 20/2/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-Q] Podington 2/3/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Bill Kannapinn, Co-pilot: Jim Morris, Navigator: Dick Pfeiffer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Bansept, Radio Operator: Alton Furbish (5 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Jim Harp, Ball turret gunner: John Pantano, Waist gunner: Jack Rose,Tail gunner: Edgar Walter (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Schwittersdorf, NE of Lutherstadt Eisleben, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8884. JUNKERS JOY.
B-17 42-31828 / Junkers Joy Details
Eyewitness Statement from MACR 8884
This C.O.W. was first attacked by E/A just before, during and after bombs away. In the process of making a secong run on the primary target the formation became loose. The E/A attacks further broke up the formation. Just at bombs away approximately 15 E/A identified as mixed FW 190’s and Me 109’s jumped the lead group. Attacks by these E/A were in elements of 3 abreast from 6 o’clock level to high firing 20 MM shells. These attacks lasted about 10-15 minutes. On passing this group they looped and dived down on the low group. Seven E/A dived on the low group from 7 o’clock high making one pass in echelons before breaking off their attack. The high group was not attacked until immediately before the rally point at 1215 hours.
B-17 42-31828 / Junkers Joy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | William B. Kannapinn | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | James M. Morris, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Richard L. Pfeiffer | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James T. Harp | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Raymond L. Bansept | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Alton I. Furbish | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | John Pantano | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Jack K. Rose | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Edgar V. Walter | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 18 September 2020
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