Production-block:
B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 388th Bomb Group
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 563rd Bomb Squadron
- 568th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BI-S
MACR: 10205
History of
B-17 43-38175 / I’ll Be Seeing You aka ‘Til We Meet Again
Delivered Cheyenne 4/7/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 20/7/44; Assigned: 563BS/388BG Knettishall 22/7/44; Transferred: 568BS/390BG [BI-S] Framlingham 23/7/44 ‘TIL WE MEET AGAIN; MIA Frantic IV supply drop to Warsaw 18/9/44 Pilot: Francis Akins, Forrest Shaw, Ely Berenson, Myron Merrill, Frank De Cillis, George McPhee, Paul Haney, Walt Shimshock (8KIA); Marcus Shook (EVD); Jim Christy (POW); flak, crashed Warsaw, Poland. MACR 10205. I’LL BE SEEING YOU.
Last updated: 27. December 2021
B-17 43-38175 / I’ll Be Seeing You aka ‘Til We Meet Again Details
About 1242 hours A/C 175 was hit by flak and attacked by fighters. A/C 175 peeled out of formation to right, with #1 engine afire. Left horizontal stabilizer began to disintegrate. A/C 175 dropped bomb load (containers). Waist escape hatch came off. A/C went down in controlled glide to 8000 feet at which altitude it exploded at about 1246 hours. Two chutes reported.
Source: MACR 10205
B-17 43-38175 / I’ll Be Seeing You aka ‘Til We Meet Again Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Francis E. Akins | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Forrest D. Shaw | KIA | - |
| NAV | F/O | Ely Berenson | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Myron B. Merrill | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Frank P. De Cillis | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Marcus L. Shook | EVD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | George A. McPhee | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Paul F. Haney | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Walter P. Shimshock | KIA | - |
| PASS | SGT | James D. Christy | POW | - |
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