B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-3508 / Jersey Lily aka Bastard’s Bungalow II

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-3508 / Jersey Lily aka Bastard’s Bungalow II
  • RCL: LD-P

MACR: 3232

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History of
B-17 42-3508 / Jersey Lily aka Bastard’s Bungalow II

Delivered Denver 13/7/43; Scott 15/8/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-P] Thorpe Abbotts 25/8/43; battle damaged Berlin 6/4/44 with Lt Ferbrache; Missing in Action Augsburg 18/3/44 with Bob Horn, Co-pilot: Bart Mahoney, Navigator: Bill Newell, Bombardier: Chas Conner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Shuback, Radio Operator: Ken Mueller, Ball turret gunner: Russ Priester, Waist gunner: Aubrey Slimm, Waist gunner: Vic Saabyo,Tail gunner: Bill Graser (10 Prisoner of War); flak damage and crash landed Dormstadt, six miles N of Ulm, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3232. JERSEY LILY aka BASTARD’S BUNGALOW II.

Last updated: 17. September 2021

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B-17 42-3508 / Jersey Lily aka Bastard’s Bungalow II Details

Eyewitness Statement

At 1511 hours near 4822N – 1001E, altitude 16,000 feet, A/C 508 pulled out of formation. It had been straggling most of the way and seemed to have trouble keeping up. No props were feathered and no trouble with the A/C was observed when it was last seen.

Lt. Mark G. Gummersall

Source: MACR 3232

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B-17 42-3508 / Jersey Lily aka Bastard’s Bungalow II Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Robert J. Horn POW
CP 2LT Bart E. Mahoney, Jr. POW
BOMB 2LT Charles E. Conner POW
ENG/TT SGT Albert J. Shubak POW
RO SGT Kenneth H. Mueller POW
BT SGT Russel A. Priester POW
WG SGT Aubrey Slimm POW
WG S/SGT Victor T. Saabyo POW
TG SGT William E. Graser POW

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