Production-block:
B-17F-45-DL: 42-3284 to 42-3338
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 568th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BI-E
MACR: 392
History of
B-17 42-3305 / Fertile Myrtle aka Princess Pat
Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Dow Fd 10/7/43; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-E] Framlingham 14/7/43 PRINCESS PAT; Missing in Action Regensburg 17/8/43 with Dale Shaver, Co-pilot: Harry Boyd, Navigator: Caesar Bruschi, Bombardier: Jim Patterson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Herman Thomasson, Radio Operator: Earl Spann, Ball turret gunner: Wilson Bruce, Waist gunner: Francis Moran, Waist gunner: Jim Schwartz,Tail gunner: Dave Lindsay (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft damage & low fuel so attempted to reach Spain, crash landed Hyeres, 12 mioles E of Toulon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 392. FERTILE MYRTLE aka PRINCESS PAT.
Last updated: 31. May 2017
B-17 42-3305 / Fertile Myrtle aka Princess Pat Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Dale A. Shaver | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Harold B. Boyd | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Caesar Bruschi | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James W. Patterson | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Herman S. Thomasson | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Earl R. Spann | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Wilson F. Bruce | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Francis R. Moran | POW/ESC | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James P. Schwartz | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | David C. Lindsay | POW | - |
15. May 2018 access_time 23:42
Muy daddy was Dale a Shaver. My mom was Pat
21. June 2019 access_time 18:00
Are there any list of crew names when the bird was called fertile myrtle?
02. March 2024 access_time 9:52
My late father, an aviation archeologist and historian located this aircraft at the crash site after researching it and found many
relics from this aircraft. I still have them safe and preserved. The larger parts must have been passed onto a museum. This was just one of hundreds of aircraft my late father found through meticulous research, and obtaining witness statements.
06. July 2024 access_time 14:11
My Earl R. Spann was my uncle. I have done research on his service time including the mission that sent him to Stalag 17B for 21 months. I would love to have something from his plane.