Production-block:
B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 487th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 838th Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 43-38038 / Flying Chapel
Delivered Cheyenne 19/6/44; Kearney 28/6/44; Grenier 9/7/44; Assigned 838BS/487BG Lavenham 12/7/44; battle damaged Jena 19/3/45 with Dan Smoke was in mid air coll with 43-37969; crashed Couvron, France; Salvaged 21/3/45.
Last updated: 14. June 2017
B-17 43-38038 / Flying Chapel Details
Mid-air collision with B-17 #43-37969 ‘Beverly Jean’ on March 19th 1945.
B-17 43-38038 / Flying Chapel Crew
Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
P | 2LT | Daniel C. Smoke,Jr. | KIA | - |
CP | F/O | George H. Pendarvis | KIA | - |
NAV | F/O | Gunnar K. Olsen | KIA | - |
BOMB | 2LT | John H. Strong | KIA | - |
ENG/TT | SGT | John White,Jr. | KIA | - |
RO | SGT | Harold J. Stone | KIA | - |
BT | SGT | David W. Sala | KIA | - |
WG | SGT | Elmer E. Koepsel | KIA | - |
TG | SGT | Richard E. Burres | KIA | - |
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