Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-DL: 42-38084 to 42-38213 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 20th Bomb Squadron, 347th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 8110 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (29 August 1944) |
| Missions: | 65 |
History of
B-17 42-38096 / Big Time
Delivered Denver 10/12/43; Memphis 4/1/44; Morrison 6/1/44; Assigned 347BS/99BG Tortorella 9/1/44; {7m} transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; Missing in Action Moravska Ostrava 29/8/44 with Thayne Thomas, Navigator: Bill McDonough (2 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Carl Goodman, Bombardier: Rich Hartman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Brown, Radio Operator: Bill Mayes, Radio Operator: Bob Flahive, Waist gunner: Jim Johnson, Waist gunner: Jerome Bauman,Tail gunner: Dudley Standridge (8 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Vsetin, Czech; Missing Air Crew Report 8110. BIG TIME.
B-17 42-38096 / Big Time Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Thayne L. Thomas | EVD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Carl S. Goodman | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William M. McDonough | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Richard P. Hartman | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Robert L. Brown | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | William R. Mays | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Robert J. Flahive | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | James J. Johnson | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Jerome Bauman | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Dudley E. Standridge | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 29 May 2020
25. June 2020 access_time 21:40
There were 9 KIA and only one survivor – the first pilot 2/Lt. Thayne L. Thomas. He escaped with the help of partizans to Banska Bystrica airport (Slovakia) where he was picked up, together with other downed airmen, by 2 B-17s diring an OSS secret mission on Sept. 17, 1944.
http://www.leteckabitvakarpaty.cz/sestrelena-letadla/usaf/letadlo5/
25. June 2020 access_time 21:41
Thank you Roman!
You have a great and wonderful web site!
Cheers
Jing
19. July 2020 access_time 21:54
Thank you Jing. Your web is very informative too!
28. June 2020 access_time 6:00
My uncle was William r mays, radio operator
19. July 2020 access_time 22:03
Dave, this plane crashed 3 miles away from my born town. Do you have any pics or documents related to your uncle? I’d like to add it to our web in his memory. You can contact me at roman.susil@gmail.com or on FB in a group named Mission 263. Thank you.
19. July 2020 access_time 22:34
My Uncle Dudley Standridge was tail gunner. Please contact me. We have a lot to talk about. You can call me at 210-413-6570 or email me at paul@zzzcorp.com