| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-55-DL: 42-3394 to 42-3422 |
| Delievered: | Dallas |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 571st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FC-Q |
| MACR | 859 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 333 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (10 October 1943) |
| Missions: | 4 |
History of
B-17 42-3415 / Miss Behavin’
Delivered Dallas 11/6/43; Topeka 21/7/43; Kearney 1/8/43;Topeka 12/8/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-Q] Framlingham 25/8/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with George Starnes, Co-pilot: Warren Mosegard, Navigator: Lavere Shofstahl, Bombardier: Dick Hatten, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Hatfield, Radio Operator: John Massa, Ball turret gunner: Chas Dean, Waist gunner: Chas Stamiris, Waist gunner: Paul Sucher (9 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Bob Coles (Prisoner of War); coll with 42-3328 (390BG which had exploded), crashed Nefigmann Far, Mesumer Damm, near Burgsteinfurt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 859. MISS BEHAVIN’.
B-17 42-3415 / Miss Behavin’ Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-3328 ‘Miss Fortune’ on 10 October 1943.
Eyewitness Statements
From interrogation of the crew of 1st Lt. Bruce R. Riley:
At 1515, fighters with rocket guns attacked formation. Two B-17s collided in mid-air after one was hit by a rocket. Planes seemed to explode.
From interrogation of the crew of 1st Lt. James R. Geary:
Starnes ship and 328 in mid-air collision. Tail of 328 broke in pieces. Saw no chutes.
Source: MACR 859
B-17 42-3415 / Miss Behavin’ Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | George E. Starnes | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Warren P. Mosegard | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Lavere G. Shofstahl | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Richard H. Hatten | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Donald Hatfield | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John S. Massa | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Charles R. Dean | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles P. Stamiris | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Paul W. Sucher | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert S. Coles | POW | - |
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