| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563, B-17G-5-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 532nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VE-N |
| MACR | 1721 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-3563 / Great Profile
Delivered Denver 10/8/43; Redmond 15/8/43; Assigned 535BS/381BG [MS-N] Ridgewell 10/43; ‘Great Profile’. Missing in Action 1m Bremen 20/12/43 with Bernard Hollenkamp, Ball turret gunner: Elmo Schulz, Waist gunner: Ira Walker, Waist gunner: Homer Hutchens,Tail gunner: Harry Good (5 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: George Jones, Navigator: Herb Clough, Bombardier: Dick Hazelton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Riemann, Radio Operator: George Soell (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft & flak, crashed Stapelermoor marsh, 12 miles N of Bad Zwischenahn, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1721.
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B-17 42-3563 / Great Profile Details
First B-17G built
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This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
23. March 2024 access_time 21:40
My father’s cousin was pilot Bernard Hollenkamp. Would love to see any photos of Great Profile and/or crew, or connect with any descendants/historians.
They were true heroes.