Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-VE: 42-39958 to 42-40057 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 728th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 11233 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 3528 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (31 December 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-39972 / Our Buddy
Delivered Long Beach 23/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; ass 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 18/1/44, then 730BS; MIA Misburg 31/12/44 Pilot: Jack Money, Frank Machen, Don Lester, Germany. ld Stimmel, Grady Miller (5KIA); Bob Neudorfer, Joe hill, Frank Jones, Clyde Belgium. efeuille (4POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Rotenburg, Ger. MACR 11233. OUR BUDDY.
B-17 42-39972 / Our Buddy Details
Aircraft went down after rally point at 1206 hours after being hit by fighters. Three chutes were seen but one of them was on fire.
The German found the wreckage with 52 bombs painted on nose of B-17 #42-39972 / Our Buddy. That means, this ship flew 52 combat missions or more.
B-17 42-39972 / Our Buddy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Jack R. Money | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Robert H. Neudorfer | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Joseph J. Hill | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Frank W. Jones, Jr. | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Clyde H. Bellefeuille | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Frank E. Machen | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Donald R. Lester | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Gerard A. Stimmel | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Grady F. Miller | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 29 August 2020
30. March 2024 access_time 4:51
The original crew of 42-39972 “Our Buddy” was: Placido Andrade – Engr/TT // William Milsap – LW // B.T. Beall – RW // Edward Sullivan – RO // Robert Norfleet – T // F.W. Stoldt – BT // Edward Plank – N // Norman Moore – P // Pete Rosko – B // Thomas Dickenson – CP.