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Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
Production-block:
B-17F-35-DL: 42-3189 to 42-3228
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 384th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 545th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: JD-P
MACR: 292
History of
B-17 42-3222 / Deuces Wild
Delivered Cheyenne 1-Apr-43; Dow Field 23-May-43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-P] Grafton Underwood 28-May-43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17-Aug-43 Shot down by enemy aircraft and crashed at Reichenbach, Germany 10 miles south of Darmstadt, Ger. 2KIA 8POW Missing Air Crew Report 292. DUECES WILD.
Last updated: 15. March 2019
B-17 42-3222 / Deuces Wild Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Frank G. Mattes | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Arthur J. Thompson, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Wayne L. Wentworth | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Adam Konefal | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | William A. Miller | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Homer T. Flatter | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James C. Rhodes | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Thomas Hay | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John P. Thompson | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Edward J. Garcia | POW | - |
01. September 2024 access_time 13:51
I am trying to find as much information and photos for Dueses Wild. My grandfather was S/Sgt Rhodes. I am really interested to know where I may find any details and locaton of the crash. I am not sure where to even start. thank you