Production-block:
B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 493rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 861st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: Q4-K
MACR: 8865
History of
B-17 43-38225
Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/44; Kearney 19/7/44; Dow Fd 5/8/44; Assigned 861BS/493BG [Q4-K] Debach 7/8/44; Missing in Action Stuttgart 13/9/44 with Don Vandertill, Co-pilot: Abe Galfunt, Navigator: Fred Barish, Bombardier: Ed Colvin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ben Dukowski, Radio Operator: Carl Fegely, Ball turret gunner: Lou Aiello, Waist gunner: Bob Pike,Tail gunner: Adolph Lamb (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Boerstadt, NE of Kaiserlautern, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8865.
Last updated: 7. April 2024
B-17 43-38225 Details
Aircraft number 225 was hit by flak over Ludwigshafen area at 24,000 feet at 1040 hrs. Aircraft was flying no. 4 position in 493rd “A” Group. It lost altitude rapidly with no. 3 engine on fire. The fire was apparently put out and aircraft was last seen under control at approximately 10,000 feet at 1045 hrs., flying a course of 320°N. Three chutes were seen. One man bailed out immediately after aircraft was hit. Second man waited about two minutes. Third man bailed out shortly thereafter.
Source: MACR 8865
12. June 2023 access_time 1:31
Looking for any heirs of this group piloted by don vandertill
22. March 2024 access_time 9:50
I knew Jack Lamb as my Papa though very young when he passed. I unfortunately never got to know too much about him, can I ask your relationship?
22. March 2024 access_time 9:57
I knew Jack Lamb as my Papa, though very young when he passed. I never got to know too much about him. Can I ask your relationship?
06. June 2024 access_time 23:46
I am a grandson of Carl Fegely, the radio operator. Carl passed in 2012, rarely talked about his time in the service or as a POW, and never flew again after getting shot down. I have pieced together what I could of his account: “Carl was the last man to bail out. The plane was on fire. Just after exiting, it broke in half, just behind the wings. The back-half spiraled downward, forcefully ejecting the tail gunner. The front half of the plane exploded. Carl landed with facial burns and a back injury from being so close to the explosion. He was quickly captured by the Germans. Because he left his dog tags on his radio table, they suspected he was a spy. Being Pennsylvania German, he was able to speak with them and convince them otherwise. He was taken to Stalag Luft IV and spent almost a year as a POW”