| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 339th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | QJ-N |
| MACR: | 4858 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (12 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97167
Delivered Cheyenne 7/2/44; Hunter 23/2/44; Grenier 4/3/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ-N] Snetterton 7/3/44; MIA Brux 12/5/44 Pilot: Capt Jack Link, Co-Pilot: Erwin Simmons, Bombardier: Bob Federman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Herman Walker, Radio Operator: Dick Royal, Ball Turret Gunner: Clem McGill, Waist Gunner: Milford Andrews, Waist Gunner: John Chopp, Tail Gunner: Boyd Burgess (9KIA); Navigator: Bob Reickelman (POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed Hahnstatten, six miles S of Limburg, Germany. MACR 4858.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 18 November 2018
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06. May 2026 access_time 8:54
The following website has the digitized letter written to family of Capt. Jack Link with a first-hand account of the crash that claimed nine-members of the crew while mentioning Rieckelman parachuting and becoming a POW almost immediately. There is also a photograph of the gravesite, respectfully placed at the final resting place for this B-17’s crew. https://digital.shsmo.org/digital/collection/wwii/id/5299/rec/815