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Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 305th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 422nd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: JJ-K
Project-Number:
92726-R
MACR: 11354 / KSU/ME/KU: 3511
History of
B-17 43-37837 / Stag Party
Delivered Cheyenne 27/5/44; Kearney 6/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 422BS/305BG Chelveston 28/6/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 1/1/45 with Bob Wadhams, George W. Ten Eyck, Jim Howe, Tom Wade, Joe Mead, Claud Hudson (6 Killed in Action); Arnold Allen, Bowman Smith, Bernie Langenbacher, Calvin Proksch (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Croechern, Ger?; Missing Air Crew Report 11354. STAG PARTY.
Last updated: 8. February 2022
B-17 43-37837 / Stag Party Details
Enemy opposition:
Very determined attacka made by E/A, 15 to 20 in number, coming in 3 to 5 abreast on tail, low and level. Attacks made at 5204N – 1140E, at about 1204 hours, continuing till about 1212 hours at 5217N – 1159E. Several individual attacks made later.
Damages to #43-37837 ‘Stag Party’ not noted. It rolled over on its back and went down completely out of control. 5 parachutes seen to open.
Source: MACR 11354
B-17 43-37837 / Stag Party Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert P. Wadhams | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Arnold R. Allen | POW | - |
| NAV | F/O | Bowman L. Smith | POW | - |
| BOMB | S/SGT | Bernard P. Langenbacher | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Calvin B. Proksch | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | George W. Ten Eyck | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | James H. Howe | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Thomas F. Wade | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph R. Mead | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Claude E. Hudson | KIA | - |
16. August 2019 access_time 23:25
Information regarding this crew in front of Stag Party can be found at: http://www.384thbombgroup.com/piwigo_384th_gallery/index.php?/category/Fitzgerald_T