| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 731st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 11729 |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged, interned (17 January 1945) |
History of
B-17 43-37745 / Lacka Shackey
Delivered: Cheyenne 17/5/44; Kearney 29/5/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned: 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 19/6/44; MIA Hamburg 17/1/45 Pilot: Ed Betts, Jim Curren, Norman Hartsong, Donovan Grivatti, Dale Zimmerman, Howard Langlois, Frank Solex, Lee Chandler, Cecil Crumley (9INT); flak, forced landing Kalamar, Sweden. MACR 11729. Returned to US: Bradley 1/8/45; 4185 BU Independence 3/8/45; Scrapped: Kingman 7/10/46. LACKA SHACKEY.
B-17 43-37745 / Lacka Shackey Details
Eyewitness Statements
Following statement obtained by S-2 Section, 452nd Bomb Group, at interrogation after return of mission:
No information concerning loss of aircraft 745 has beed reported – if the three B-17’s seen straggling behind our formation enroute out were from our Bomb Group, this aircraft would have been one of them – these three aircraft were last seen at the coast out at 1303 hours, approximately 20000 feet high.
One tail gunner form one crew added to the meagre information reporting that two aircraft that left the Low Squadron were following the formation several miles behind but still visible as far as the coast.
Source: MACR 11729
B-17 43-37745 / Lacka Shackey Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Edward R. Betts | INT | - |
| CP | 2LT | James W. Curran | INT | - |
| NAV | F/O | Norman E. Hartung | INT | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Donovan R. Grivetti | INT | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Dale H. Zimmerman | INT | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Howard J. Lenglois | INT | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Frank J. Soley | INT | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Lee R. Chandler | INT | - |
| TG | SGT | Cecil A. Crumley, Jr. | INT | - |
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