| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-DL: 42-37989 to 42-38083 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 338th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 2342 |
| German Document: | KU-807 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Mid-air collision with e/a (06 February 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-38015
Delivered Cheyenne 14/11/43; Syracuse 9/12/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; ass 338BS/96BG Snetterton 16/12/43; MIA Evreux 6/2/44 Pilot: Jake Kurfzberg, Co-Pilot: Bob Miner, Navigator: Bill Frank, Bombardier: Bill Weiner, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Roever, Radio Operator: Bob Huhtala, Ball Turret Gunner: O.S. McIver, Waist Gunner: Ed Majeska, Tail Gunner: Walt Swietoniowski (9KIA); Waist Gunner: Jose Pino (POW); Enemy aircraft hit gas tank in left wing which blew up, then collided with FW 190 and crashed Pisseleux, a mile W of Villers-Cotterets, Fr; MACR 2342.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-38015 Details
Shot down by Willius Karl commander of the 2/JG 26 in his FW 190.
B-17 42-38015 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Jacob Kurtzberg | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert L. Miner | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William M. Frank | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | William C. Weiner | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | John L. Roever | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Robert J. Huhtala | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Oscar S. McIver | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Edward F. Majeska | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Jose Pino | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Walter B. Swientoniowski | KIA | - |
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22. November 2021 access_time 15:11
Thank you, my great uncle was Robert Miner in 32-48015. We were contacted by a Frenchman Pierre and then went to Villers-Cotterets from California to see the memorial by an elementary school. We then went to the American Cemetery at Epinal where we met Pierre and his wife who’s father had originally buried the airmen in the village before they were moved to Epinal. 7 were buried there, 2 sent back to U.S. for burial and Joe Pino lived and there is a book about him. I never knew the plane was called The “Queen Of The Skies”, so thank you. Scot Miner
22. January 2025 access_time 9:36
Hello Scot the name of this unamed B17 was not “The Queen of the Skies” it’s the the name of this website
How are you? Best regards Pierre