| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 490th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| MACR | 12371 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (06 February 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-38167
Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned 490BG Eye 22/7/44; during assembly for Chemnitz 6/2/45 with ?, mid air coll with 43-38699; crashed Prickwillow, UK; crews bailed, but one man killed plus two civilians; Missing Air Crew Report 12371; Salvaged 2/3/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 43-38167 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-38699 on 06 February 1945.
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This page was last updated on 22 March 2019
26. November 2021 access_time 23:19
This bomber was known as “The whirry bird” and one of the crewmembers was Jacob Charles Holper (now deceased) He completed his 25-30 missions and returned home..He was the radioman aboard the aircraft. I knew “Jake” later in his life and we worked together. I knew his wife (probably now also deceased) when they lived in Charleston, SC. Thanks, Richmond L. Nunn