| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 615th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | IY-D |
| MACR: | 9189 |
| German Document: | KU-2714 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (01 August 1944) |
| Missions: | 3 |
History of
B-17 43-37859 / Jeanne
Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Kearney 8/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-D] Deenethorpe 10/7/44; Missing in Action Orleans 1/8/44 with Bob Sproul, Co-pilot: Don Bennett, Navigator: Tom Ellington, Bombardier: Jim Moon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Fred La Point, Radio Operator: Don Kotila, Ball turret gunner: Ken Mark, Waist gunner: Fred Hinderschied, Tail gunner: Frank Cornwell (9 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-39873, crashed Poisvilliers, 7 km (4.3 miles) north of Chartres, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 9189. JEANNE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-37859 / Jeanne Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-39873 ‘Stormy Weather’.
Glanced at formation to me if aircraft had dropped bombs. Saw tail assembly oof aircraft 875 twist sideways off. Aircraft 859 went down in a spin and the other aircraft sort of floated down. Definitely saw tail gunner crawl out of tail section and open chute.
1Lt. Charles W. Byrant
Navigator
Source: MACR 9189
Note regarding MACR 9189
This record contains a translated page from German Report J-2464, which was issued for 1Lt. Donald LeRoy Bennett (O-725243). This is a clerical error: the actual co-pilot of aircraft 43-37859 (“Jeanne”) was 2Lt. Donald Latulle Bennett (O-687733).
The correct German report corresponding to aircraft 43-37859 is KU-2714. This file correctly includes personal correspondence (letters from home) belonging to Kenneth W. Mark (Ball Turret Gunner).
B-17 43-37859 / Jeanne Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert B. Sproul | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Donald L. Bennett | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Thomas P. Ellington | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Jim N. Moon | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Frederick J. La Point | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Don O. Kotila | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Kenneth W. Mark | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Frederick J. Henderschied | KIA | - |
| TG | CPL | Frank M. Cornwell | KIA | - |
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