Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-VE: 42-39958 to 42-40057 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 324th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | DF-F |
| MACR: | 4259 |
| German Document: | 1496 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 April 1944) |
| Missions: | 22 |
History of
B-17 42-40000 / Quad Zero aka Just Nothing
Delivered Long Beach 29/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-F] Bassingbourn 4/1/44; 22m Missing in Action Hamm 22/4/44 with Capt Harvey Hesse, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Williams (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Maj Chas Lee, Navigator: John Ryan(401BS), Navigator: Jay Suldan, GPb-Capt Provost Marshall, Radio Operator: Fred Snavely, Ball turret gunner: Harlan Bunn, Waist gunner: John Guy, Waist gunner: Leon Sterle, Ball turret gunner: Lt Leon Krahling (9 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3, gas tank exploded & crashed Korbecke, 19 miles SE of Hamm, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4259. QUAD ZERO then JUST NOTHING.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-40000 / Quad Zero aka Just Nothing Details
Eyewitness Statements from MACR 4259
Aircraft B-17G, 42-40000, was hit by flak, which caused fire in vicinity of No. 3 engine. Aircraft exploded shortly thereafter at about 15000 feet. Observer count ten (10) parachutes, also saw two (2) objects, one of which could have been a body.
S/Sgt. Charles A. Shriver, jr.
B-17 42-40000 / Quad Zero aka Just Nothing Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Harvey G. Hesse | KIA | - |
| CP | MAJ | Charles D. Lee, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Jay H. Suldan | POW | - |
| BOMB | CPT | Provost Marshall | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Charles E. Williams | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Fred A. Snavely | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Harlan D. Bunn | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John E. Guy | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Leonard J. Sterle | POW | - |
| TG | 2LT | Francis C. Krahling | POW | - |
| NAV2 | 1LT | John W. Ryan | POW | - |
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