| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 487th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 838th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 2C-P |
| MACR | 7893 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 2649 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (05 August 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38007 / The Moldy Fig
Delivered Cheyenne 15/6/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Dow Fd 9/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG [2C-P] Lavenham 11/7/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 5/8/44 with Charlton A. Deuschle, Waist gunner: Robert J. Crooker (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Eugene F. Steffens, Navigator: Allan B. Underwood, Bombardier: Jesse E. Gregory, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl L. Late, Radio Operator: William J. Cockran, Ball turret gunner: Grady E. Deelaney, Waist gunner: John L. Haglund, Tail gunner: Harry M. Hinkson, Jr. (8 Killed in Action); flak blew off wing, aircraft exploded, crashed Lostau, SW of Burg, near Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7893.
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B-17 43-38007 / The Moldy Fig Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Charlton A. Deuschle | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Eugene F. Steffens | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Allan B. Underwood | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Jesse E. Gregory | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Carl L. Late | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | William J. Cockran | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Grady E. Deelaney | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | John L. Haglund | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Robert J. Crooker | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Harry M. Hinkson, Jr. | KIA | - |
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