Source:
www.306bg.us
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 367th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GY-A |
| MACR | 4554 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (08 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-37942 / Four Leaf Clover
Delivered Denver 21/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-A] Thurleigh 19/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Edwin Jacobs, Co-pilot: Carl Miller, Navigator: George Grace, Bombardier: Ira Ogden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Grofenburg, Radio Operator: Bob Klein, Ball turret gunner: Jesus Salas, Waist gunner: Henry Wehrmann, Waist gunner: Bob Bolin,Tail gunner: Ed Getzewich (10 Killed in Action); mid-air coll with wreckage of two other B-17s, crashed Ostprignist(Schmolde), 12 miles NW of Wittstock, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4554. FOUR LEAF CLOVER.
B-17 42-37942 / Four Leaf Clover Details
B-17G #42-97239, which was suffering from “prop-wash”, came down on top of #42-37942 causing the tail section of #42-37942 to be cut off.
The tail section from #42-37942 then came down on top of B-17G #42-31969.
This page was last updated on 18 November 2018
29. April 2021 access_time 2:30
The pictures are of the Arthur Mack crew on Jan 11 1944. The flight engineer was Harold Fogelson, who lost an eye and had head injuries from the 20 mm to the upper turret. He survived.