| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-35-VE: 42-5905 to 42-5954 |
| Delievered: | Long Beach |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 97th Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 340th Bomb Squadron, 416th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 6617 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (02 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-5946
Delivered Long Beach 19/5/43; Cheyenne 4/6/43; Kearney 30/6/43; Dow Fd 12/7/43; Assigned 416BS/99BG Navarin 15/6/43; Oudna 4/8/43; Tortorella 11/12/43; transferred 340BS/97BG Depienne 14/11/43; Cerignola 11/12/43; Amendola 16/1/44; Missing in Action Brod 2/7/44 with Ed Ferro, Diro, French, Hunt, Raynard, Moore, Oswald, Smith, Dellinger, Roeth; enemy aircraft, crashed Komarom. Missing Air Crew Report 6617.
B-17 42-5946 Details
I was flying as tail gunner in ship 914, which was leading the second element with ship 946 on our left wing. We were attacked by fighters, 946 dropped back at about 2500 yards distance from us with its position low at five o’clock, fighters keep up their attack. I saw (4) four chutes open, although the plane seemed under perfect control except with a gradual loss of altitude. That was last I observed of ship 946.
S/Sgt. Alfano J. Beetzinger
Source: MACR 6617
This page was last updated on 05 October 2025
06. October 2022 access_time 1:04
My Uncle was on this crew he was the Pilot Flight Officer 1st Lt. Edward N. Dibs B17 tail number 42-5946 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Sq. 15th Air Force. after action report says they were shot down by enemy aircraft on 2 July 1944 only 4 chutes were seen over Brod, Yugoslavia My Uncle became a POW along with the other 3 that same day is there any reason why his name is not in your information for the crew list?