Source:
www.398th.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 601st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 3O-B |
| MACR | 11797 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 3592 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 January 1945) |
| Missions: | 38 |
History of
B-17 43-37889
Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/44; Kearney 18/6/44; Grenier 30/6/44; Assigned: 601BS/398BG [3O-B] Nuthampstead 16/7/44; rep MIA 21/11/44 Pilot: Brown & Genung, AOC, re-ass 24/11/44; (38m) MIA Mannheim 20/1/45 w/Jim Mitchell, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Nelson Beyer (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Henry Skubik, Navigator: Byron Hughes, Bombardier: Evart Veech, Radio Operator: Chas Spear, Ball Turret Gunner: Island Brown, Waist Gunner: Russell Dick, Tail Gunner: Leon Mills (7POW); flak, forced landing Mechtersheim, near Speyer, Germany. MACR 11797.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-37889 Details
On the second approach to the target at Mannheim, Germany on 20 January 1945 out plane was trailing the squadron by approximately one-fourth mile. I was keeping a sharp watch out of the nose, trying to see the bombs go away when I saw a ship, presumably Lt. Mitchell, peel off from the formation and head to the right. I thought it strange, at the momentm because the flak had been light and inaccurate. The ship seemed to by under control, and I could see no sights of fire. I could have been wrong on the latter though because contrails were very dense and heavy. The last I saw of the ship, it was going into the clouds at a normal rate of descent.
2Lt. Nick Marabeas
Bombardier, B17G 42-107190
B-17 43-37889 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | James R. Mitchell | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Henry A. Skubik | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Byron R. Hughes, Jr. | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Evart, Mitchell Veech | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Nelson R. Beyer | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Charles F. Spear, Jr. | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Island B. Brown | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Russel O. Dick | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Leonard P. Mills | POW | - |
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