| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-W |
| MACR | 5167 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | KU-1944 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (24 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31941 / Big Stoop
Delivered Cheyenne 7/1/44; Gr Island 15/1/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-W] Thorpe Abbotts 3/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Lindley Williamson, Navigator: Barwick Barfield, Bombardier: Bill Carrillo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Sewell, Ball turret gunner: Jim Townsend, Waist gunner: Colbert Graham, Waist gunner: Walt Wisniewski,Tail gunner: Bob Anderson (8 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Jim Dennis, Radio Operator: Lloyd Kouns (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed and exploded at Buckwitzer, two miles SE of Wusterhausen, NW of Berlin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5167. (npo) BIG STOOP.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-31941 / Big Stoop Details
Accurate observation made impossible due to enemy aircraft attacks and 10/10 cloud conditions. Aircraft no’s 941, 534, 845 and 095 believed lost here. 5 chutes and 8 chutes seen in [the] air but which plane they come from is not known. Formation was badly broken up. All aircraft believed lost to enemy aircraft.
Source: MACR 5167
B-17 42-31941 / Big Stoop Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Lindley L. Williamson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | James G. Dennis | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Barwick O. Barfield | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | William Carrillo | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Charles B. Sewell | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Lloyk K. Kouns | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James O. Townsend | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Walter Wisniewski | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Colbert W. Graham | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert H. Anderson | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 08 March 2026
18. December 2024 access_time 19:31
Ich besuche diese Absturzstelle seit über 15 Jahren regelmäßig.Nach dem Abschuss 1944 bis zum heutigen Tag findet man immer noch Rumpfmaterial, Plexiglas ,Bordmunition usw. Ich bin immer wieder still beeindruckt.
16. September 2025 access_time 21:14
Ich besuche diese Absturzstelle seit über 15 Jahren .Seit dem Abschuss 1944 und bis zum heutigen Tag findet man immer noch Material dieser Maschine.( Aluminium mit verschiedenen Grün ,Gelb ,Braun und Gelbtönen.) BMG Geschosse,Plexiglas,Cockpitmatrial usw.
Ich bin immer wieder still beeindruckt.