Production-block:
B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 452nd Bomb Group
- RCL: F
History of
B-17 43-38231 / Try’n Get It
Delivered Cheyenne 10/7/44; Hunter 20/7/44; Dow Fd 2/8/44; Assigned 452BG Deopham Green 3/8/44; battle damaged Jena 19/3/45 with Warren Knox, Co-pilot: La Verne Larson, Navigator: Jesse Champlin, Bombardier: Sgt Louis Abdallen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Le Coque, Radio Operator: Ray Sundot, Ball turret gunner: Jim Moore, radar op-Willard Sherwood, Waist gunner: Glen Stockglausner,Tail gunner: Dan Orlich (10 Returned to Duty); force landed on afrm land near Posnan, Poland, crew safe; Salvaged 28/3/45. TRY’N GET IT.
Last updated: 13. April 2019
30. November 2022 access_time 21:00
Hi,
I’ve been investigating this plane crash for 15 years. The landing site is about 6 kilometers (3.5 miles) from the town where I live. The exact landing spot is a field near the village of Chaiki. There is a memorial monument next to the B-17 Try’n Get it emergency landing site. I am the author of this monument. Ken Knox, son of Warren, the first bomber pilot, came to us. Radio Operator is Ray Sundet (not Sundot!!!). He flew from the USA to a meeting in our city – Witkowo (zip code 62-230). Regards .
26. September 2023 access_time 6:54
G’day
Looking for reasonable photos of the NoseArt, to develop requested decal set for one of our clients.
regards
Geoff The-Decalman