Source:
100thbg.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-DL: 42-37989 to 42-38083 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 351st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | EP-R |
| MACR | 3026 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (06 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-38044 / Spirit o ’44
Delivered Cheyenne24/11/43; Romulus 16/12/43; Presque Is 24/12/43; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-R] Thorpe Abbotts 27/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Merril Rish, Co-pilot: Frank Smith, Ball turret gunner: Dewey Essary,Tail gunner: Angus Alsup (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Royal Lingenfelter, Bombardier: Don Kehm, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Skaggs, Radio Operator: George Danehower, Waist gunner: Estil McGuffie, Waist gunner: Armand Burt (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft attack and ship caught fire and broke in half, crashed Aschenbehl Berg, Vohr Estate, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3026. SPIRIT OF ’44.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-38044 / Spirit o ’44 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Merril T. Rish | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Frank A. Smith | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Royal W. Lingenfelter | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Donald K. Kehm | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Howard T. Skaggs | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | George P. Danehower | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Dewey Essary | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Arnold C. Burt | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Estil V. McGuffe | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Angus Alsup | KIA | - |
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