Source:
100thbg.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron, 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-A, LD-D |
| MACR | 11550 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 3524 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (31 December 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31987 / Shilaylee aka The Little Skipper
Delivered Cheyenne 13/1/44; Kearney 22/1/44; Romulus 23/2/44; Grenier 28/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-A] Thorpe Abbotts 10/3/44; 418BS [LD-D]; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Glen Rojohn, Co-pilot: Bill Leek, Navigator: Bob Washington, Bombardier: Jim Shirley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Orville Elkin, Radio Operator: Ed Neuhaus (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Joe Russo, Waist gunner: Roy Little,Tail gunner: Francis Chase (3 Killed in Action); mid air coll, crashed Rustringen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11550. SHILAYLEE aka THE LITTLE SKIPPER.
B-17 42-31987 / Shilaylee aka The Little Skipper Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-38457 ‘Nine Lives’ on 31 December 1944. Both aircraft were locked together and crashed.
Eyewitness Accounts From MACR 11550
At 1250 hours, 19000 feet, 2 B-17’s believed to be A/C 43-38457 and A/C 42-31987 pancaked together, circled and crashed, still attached to each other. Six chutes were seen before the A/C landed, most of them are believed to have fallen on land. There was no fire from the A/C with in the air or on the ground although there was some smoke.
B-17 42-31987 / Shilaylee aka The Little Skipper Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Glen H. Rojohn | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | William G. Leek, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Robert Washington | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Orville E. Elkin | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Edward G. Neuhaus | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Joseph L. Russo | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Roy H. Little | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Francis R. Chase | KIA | - |
| TOG | SGT | James R. Shirley | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 15 July 2020
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