| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-65-BO: 43-37509 to 43-37673 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 407th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PY-X |
| MACR | 8886 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-37546 / Rowdy Rebel
Delivered Cheyenne 28/4/44; Kearney 24/5/44; Dow Fd 29/5/44; Assigned 407BS/92BG [PY-X] Podington 3/6/44 RAMBLIN’ REBEL; Missing in Action Merseburg 11/9/44 with Len Smith, Co-pilot: Chas Wynens, Bombardier: Guy Cobb, Waist gunner: Jesse Stolworthy,Tail gunner: Bill Turner (5 Killed in Action); Navigator: Judson Whitman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carroll Tiegland, Radio Operator: Vince Eggert, Ball turret gunner: Ken Burton (4 Prisoner of War); Enemy aircraft, crashed Kannawurf, N of Erfurt, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8886 (the report mistakenly identifies this aircraft as 42-37546). ROWDY REBEL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 22 August 2017
25. February 2026 access_time 19:41
Foto des Hecks nach dem Absturz im Buch “Mitteldeutschland im Luftkrieg” von F. Dittmann, S. 97