| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 493rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 863rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | G6-L |
| MACR | 8863 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (12 September 1944) |
History of
B-17 43-38098
Delivered Cheyenne 25/6/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Grenier 3/8/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG [G6-L] Debach 4/8/44; Missing in Action Magdeburg 12/9/44 with Jim Kittleson, Co-pilot: Homer Duncan, Navigator: Max Kettef, Ball turret gunner: Bill Lamkin (4 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Albert Christensen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Alford, Radio Operator: Calvin Bladen, Waist gunner: Joe Eifried,Tail gunner: Gene Bosnavits (5 Killed in Action); Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Hamersleben, NW of Oschersleben, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 8863.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-38098 Details
B-17#43-38098 hit by enemy aircraft at the R.P. at 1109 hours. #3 engine was hit and on fire. Plane under control and kept formation for 2 minutes. The flames increased and spread until the whole left wing was a mass of flames. Very shortly after this, the plane banked sharply and fell into a spin.
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