| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 569th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | CC-R |
| MACR | 11116 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (24 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38173
Delivered Cheyenne 3/7/44; Kearney 12/7/44; Dow Fd 20/7/44; Assigned: 569BS/390BG {CC-R] Framlingham 21/7/44; MIA Zellhausen 24/12/44 Pilot: Paul Herring, George Cassman, Lester Damast, Dick Byrne, Hymen Less, Chas Mehl (6POW); Terry Burrows {Co-Pilot: killed by strafing Allied fighters}, George Betz, Theo Garst (3KIA); flak hit then exploded, crashed Weisbaden, Germany. MACR 11116.
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This page was last updated on 17 November 2018
29. July 2024 access_time 13:03
My father, Paul Herring, was the pilot of this plane when it went down on Christmas 1944. He lived a wonderful life and died in 2021 at the age of 99, 8 months from his 100th birthday.