Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-DL: 42-37721 to 42-37803 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 546th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | BK-U |
| MACR: | 3005 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by friendly-fire (09 March 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-37781 / Silver Dollar
Delivered Denver 26/8/43; Gr Island 18/9/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 19/10/43; 1 BAD 23/10/43; transferred 546BS/384BG [BK-U] Grafton Underwood 2/11/43, after 544/5BS; Missing in Action Berlin 9/3/44); hit by bomb from above from 379BG which knocked off tailplane, crashed Marienfeld, near Berlin; Missing Air Crew Report 3005. SILVER DOLLAR.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-37781 / Silver Dollar Details
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B-17 42-37781 / Silver Dollar Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Merlin H. Reed | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Bruce M. Rininsland | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Peter Gudyka | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | John L. Heiss | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Robert O. Johnson | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robert F. Wellman | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Arthur J. Osepchook | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph Jacobson | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John J. Plotz | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Emmet F. Hardy | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 03 June 2023
06. July 2025 access_time 23:14
The manufacturer was Boeing not Douglas
07. April 2026 access_time 13:14
hello,this is probably my favourite b17 ever btw i m also your fan so..how this b17 tail seperate from the rest of its body bcz in your video it says that a bomb drop from the high group so did it hit the stableliser
like b17 miss donna mae or b17 rikki tikki tavi.btw i m a your fan of your channel in age 9 now i m 13 this month.u done a great job bro on doing this page and other b17
07. April 2026 access_time 13:15
hello,this is probably my favourite b17 ever. i had a question so..how this b17 tail seperate from the rest of its body bcz in your video it says that a bomb drop from the high group so did it hit the stableliser
like b17 miss donna mae or b17 rikki tikki tavi.btw i m a your fan of your channel in age 9 now i m 13 this month.u done a great job bro on doing this page and other b17