Source:
https://390th.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-VE: 42-97836 to 42-97935 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 569th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | CC-F |
| MACR | 11244 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 3554, 3588 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (02 January 1945) |
History of
B-17 42-97846 / Belle of the Brawl
Delivered Denver 14/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Dow Fd 30/4/44; Assigned: 569BS/390BG [CC-F] Framlingham 4/5/44; MIA Kaiserlautern, battle damage Bad Kreuznach, Germany. when flak blew off right wing 2/1/45 Pilot: Roger Drinkwater, Henry Plume, Roy Dixon, Dave Walker, Glen Phillips, Paul Porter, Gerald Krauser, Jack Wilson, Dave Keyes (9POW); crashed Pfalz, Ger. MACR 11244; Salvaged. 6/4/45. BELLE OF THE BRAWL.
B-17 42-97846 / Belle of the Brawl Details
A/C 846 was hit in the right wing between #3 and #4 engines one minute after bombs away. A/C peeled out of formation to the right under complete control with fire and smoke trailing from wing also fuel could be seen running off wing tip. The A/C lost about 10000 feet and five chutes were observed to open. The right wing then blew off, the wing and balance of the ship falling completely enveloped in flames. No observer reported the parts hitting the ground.
Source: MACR 11244
B-17 42-97846 / Belle of the Brawl Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Roger W. Drinwalter | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Henry H. Blume | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Roy E. Dixon | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Glen A. Phillips | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Paul P. Porter, Jr. | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Gerald N. Krauser | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Jack R. Wilson | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | David W. Keyes | POW | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | David C. Walker | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 06 November 2020
23. April 2022 access_time 16:42
My father, Lawrence Maisel, flew 20 missions on the Belle, many with Roger Drinkwalter. He was the Navigator. They called the area around his navigation table “Larry’s Lounge”