| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-40-DL: 42-3229 to 42-3283 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 335th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OE-N |
| MACR | 193 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (26 July 1943) |
| Missions: | 5 |
History of
B-17 42-3264 / Angel of Destruction
Delivered Denver 16/4/43; Dow Fd 4/6/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-N] Horham 15/6/43; force landed RAF Filton with W.A. Baker 4/7/43; 5m, Missing in Action Hannover 26/7/43 with Stan Foutz, Co-pilot: Elden Jenkins (body washed up near Tonning, Ger}, Navigator: Jim Dodson, Bombardier: Dave Bail, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vollie Dickson, Radio Operator: Dick Sandberg, Ball turret gunner: Fred Zapatka, Waist gunner: Don Mock, Waist gunner: Frank Marthal,Tail gunner: Ivan Lewis (10 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft and flak KO’d two engines, crashed Bremen, west of River Elbe; Missing Air Crew Report 193.
B-17 42-3264 / Angel of Destruction Details
Eyewitness Statements
Foutz was flying #3 in the 2nd Element High Squadron. I saw flak burst close by his ship about half way between coast and target. No. 1 and No. 2 engines started smoking badly and he dropped slowly back, out of formation.
2Lt. Robert W. Hayden
Pilot
Source: MACR 10769
B-17 42-3264 / Angel of Destruction Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Stanley Foutz | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Elden F. Jenkins | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | James M. Dodson | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | David E. Bail | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Vollie B. Dickey | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Richard R. Sandberg | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Frederick J. Zapatka | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Donald E. Mock | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Marthal N. Franklin | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Ivan C. Lewis | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 22 January 2026
27. February 2024 access_time 23:19
According to a letter written home to his sister on 7/25/43 Richard (Dick) Sandberg states his plane was called “Angel of Destruction”. And that there was a “pretty girl” painted it.