| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 490th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 849th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (05 January 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-38050
Delivered Cheyenne 20/6/44; Hunter 13/7/44; Dow Fd 23/7/44; Assigned: 849BS/490BG Eye 26/7/44; during assembly for Frankfurt 5/1/45, Pilot: Harry Adelman, Co-Pilot: Chas Elder, Navigator: Art Saye, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Virgil Walton, instr etTail Gunner: Harry Bennett, Radio Operator: Don Turrle, instr ro-Harvey Smetzer (7KIA); instr p-Maj Ed Blum, instr n-Lt Ernie Langholz {rt hand amputated}, Bombardier: Lt Harry Hatrell (3RTD ‘ all wia); mid air coll w/43-38111 (490BG); crash-landed near Rougham A/fd, Sfk, UK; Salvaged.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 43-38050 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-38111 on 05 January 1945.
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This page was last updated on 12 April 2019
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