| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 7820 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (29 July 1944) |
| Missions: | 60 |
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History of
B-17 42-39866 / Heaven Can Wait
Delivered Long Beach 23/9/43; Gr Island 6/10/43; Presque Is 14/10/43; ass 563BS/388BG Knettishall 14/10/43; MIA Merseburg 29/7/44 Pilot: Russell Boyce, Jack Graves, Calvin Leitz, John Turpen, Norman Hubbert, Ken Erneste, Alf Japhen (7KIA); Darrell Hornsby, Emmett Lawless (2POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Bottendorf, Germany. MACR 7820.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-39866 / Heaven Can Wait Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Russell Crosby Boyce | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Darrel Deede Hornsby | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Emmett Anthony Lawless Jr. | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Jack Graves | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Alfred Kapp Japhet | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John Claude Turpen | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Kenneth Horace Ernster | KIA | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Calvin Edward Leitz | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Norman Victor Hubbert | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 17 December 2019
17. December 2019 access_time 19:48
B-17 #42-39866 / Heaven Can Wait
Enemy aircraft, crashed Bottendorf 51°18´55 North, 11°25´09 east neighborhood Rossleben Germany, Not Rottendorf, Germany.
greetings and merry christmas
Frank Hoffmann
17. December 2019 access_time 19:53
Thank you.
Updated to “crashed Bottendorf”
11. June 2024 access_time 12:02
Für die Besatzung von B-17 42-39866 Heaven can Wait wurde in den Nähe von Bottendorf durch die Vermisstensuche Thüringen im Juni 2023 ein Gedenkkreuz errichtet
12. June 2024 access_time 10:59
Vielen Dank!