| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 571st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FC-A |
| MACR | 2989 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 1108 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (06 March 1944) |
| Missions: | 4 |
History of
B-17 42-31935 / Stark’s Ark
Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-A] Framlingham 10/2/44; Missing in Action (4m) Berlin 6/3/44 with Bob Starks, Navigator: Chas Stitzer, Bombardier: Bob Collins (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Edwin Kirschner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry Brown, Radio Operator: Glen Murray, Ball turret gunner: John Carr, Waist gunner: Stan Pasovitch, Waist gunner: Steve Sozanski,Tail gunner: Placido Sanchez (7 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, setting #2 and wing on fire crashed two miles SW of Hemmelte, SW of Cloppenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2989. STARK’S ARK.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-31935 / Stark’s Ark Details
At 1200 hours, A/C 935, 390th Group, attacked by fighters in vicinity of Diepholz Airdrome with #2 engine and right wing on fire. Peeled out of formation to left and dropped below formation. When last seen was under control but losing altitude. Nine (9) chutes seen.
Source: MACR 2989
B-17 42-31935 / Stark’s Ark Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Robert F. Starks | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Edwin K. Kirschner | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Charles D. Stitzer | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Robert E. Collins | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Clarence W. Brown | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Glen E. Murry | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John F. Carr | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Stanley Pasovitch | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Steven J. Sozanski | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Plácido L. Sanchez, Jr. | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 06 March 2021
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