Production-block:
B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 407th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: PY-W
MACR: 2759
History of
B-17 42-32034
Delivered Cheyenne 17/1/44; Gr Island 30/1/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-W] Podington 20/2/44; Missing in Action Erding 24/2/44 with John Rapp, Co-pilot: Don Burton, Navigator: Francis Lunney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alby Gatlin, Radio Operator: Borden Lindsay{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Fred Baker{Wounded in Action},Tail gunner: Gene Taggart (7 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Bob Sandrock, Ball turret gunner: Earl Flannery, Waist gunner: Maurice Tench (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Rasdorf-Nord, 15 miles NW of Cloppenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2759 (?8).
Last updated: 3. August 2025
18. July 2025 access_time 17:04
On AFHRA Reel B0183, page 535 (per the pdf page count) the 92 Bomb Group original records say this aircraft was shot down and seen to spiral to the ground on 24 FEB 1944, not April. “After heavy attack by enemy aircraft this aircraft was seen to roll and spin down out of control to the ground at 12:15 hours at a position of 52 Deg 35 N, 07 Deg 45 E. No chutes were seen.”
03. August 2025 access_time 20:58
Hello Chris, is the AFHRA Reel B0183 available online? If you, can you provide the link to the files?
I just checked MACR 2759 and yes, the date is not April. It’s like you said 24 February 1944.
It must be one of those errors in Osbornes Masterlog.
I have corrected the date.