| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-VE: 42-5765 to 42-5804 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group, 483rd Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 416th Bomb Squadron, 840th Bomb Squadron, 96th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 4664 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (23 April 1944) |
| Missions: | 85 |
History of
B-17 42-5777 / The Gin Mill
Delivered Long Beach 16/1/43; Salina 29/1/43; Assigned 96BS/2BG Navarin, Alg 31/3/43; Chateau-du-Rhumel, Alg 27/4/43; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/6/43; Massicault, Tun 31/7/43; Bizerte, Tun 2/12/43; Amendola, It 9/12/43; {83m} transferred 416BS/99BG Tortorella, It 28/3/44; {2m} 840BS/483BG Tortorella, It 31/3/44; Sterparone, It 22/4/44; Missing in Action Wiener Neustadt 23/4/44 with John Hucle, Delcamp, Henderson, Nicks, Tears, Schindler, Robinson, Mohn, Finn, Ballnik (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Gromet, ?; Missing Air Crew Report 4664. THE GIN MILL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-5777 / The Gin Mill Details
Statement from MACR 4664
At approximately 1515 o’clock I saw Number 1 and Number 2 engines wind milling and one engine smoking on Lt. Hucle’s Plane, #777. I counted nine chutes open and the tenth opened approximately two minutes after the ninth opened. I do not know what caused the trouble.
Sgt. Louis L. Dragoski
At approximately 1500 o’clock I saw Lt. Hucle’s plane, #777 pull into the right of formation, drop down several hundret feet below us, and I saw ten (10) men jumping out. All ten of the chutes opened. The plane then made a gradual right turn and went out of sight. I was not sure of the exact position, the Navigator reported it as in Southern Austria.
2Lt. John H. McAllister
B-17 42-5777 / The Gin Mill Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John P. Hucle | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | John L. DelCamp | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William H. Henderson | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Carl R. Nicks | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Howard L. Tears | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Harlow H. Mohn | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | John C. Ballnik | POW | Asst. Engeneer |
| WG | S/SGT | Richard G. Robinson | POW | Asst. RO |
| WG | SGT | Anthony M. Schinler | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Willard E. Finn | POW | Asst. Armorer Gunner |
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