zoom_in
Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 452nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 728th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 3344 / KSU/ME/KU: 1312
History of
B-17 42-39954 / Paper Doll
Delivered Long Beach 18/10/43; Walla Walla 10/11/43; Assigned 728BS/452NG Deopham Green 3/1/44; Missing in Action Saarbrucken 23/3/44 with Lascellis Yates, Co-pilot: Leo Meyers, Navigator: Lou Openham, Bombardier: Doyle McDonald, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albt Fritz, Radio Operator: Vencel Gordon, Ball turret gunner: Teddy Weatherford, Waist gunner: Francis Bufkin, Waist gunner: Bob Franko,Tail gunner: John ZerkleWounded in Action (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft KO’d #2 & set fire to bomb bay, crashed in bog between Wagenfeld & Oppenwehe, 19 miles W of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3344. PAPER DOLL.
Last updated: 22. May 2021
B-17 42-39954 / Paper Doll Details
Following statement made by 2nd Lt. William H. Craighead
The formation was attacked by between thirty and forty fighters including ME 109s and FW 190s. Aircraft 42-39954 feathered one engine and dropped back out of the formation. It was then hit by six or seven fighters and went down in flames. Aircraft 42-3994 exploded upon hitting the ground.
Source: MACR 3344
B-17 42-39954 / Paper Doll Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Lascellis W. Yates, Jr | POW | - |
| CP | F/O | Leo F. Meyers | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Louis Oppenham | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Doyle McDonald | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Albert C. Fritz | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Vencel V. Gordon | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Teddy F. Weatherford | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Francis M. Bufkin | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert L. Franko | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John E. Zerkle | POW | - |
Write comment