Source:
www.306bg.us
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | WW-K |
| MACR: | 11342 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (09 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38362 / Sleepytime Gal
Delivered Cheyenne 25/7/44; Kearney 3/8/44; Dow Fd 10/8/44; Assigned: 369BS/306BG [WW-K] Thurleigh 22/8/44; MIA Stuttgart 9/12/44 Pilot: Bob Brown (KIA); Co-Pilot: Bill Giglio, Navigator: Jim Walden, Bombardier: Jim Moore, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jerold Fann, Radio Operator: Ray Ohm, Ball Turret Gunner: Sam Abdelnour, Waist Gunner: Ernie Hovey, Tail Gunner: Joe Bollard (8POW); flak, crashed Wolfach, Germany. MACR 11342. SLEEPY TIME GAL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 02 March 2019
05. January 2026 access_time 21:29
The crew bailed out over Wolfach, as stated, but the aircraft crashed near Fouchey, France, on December 9, 1944. The wreckage was excavated by Jean-Luc Maurer, Francis Muller, and others. Jean-Luc recovered the data plate that positively identified it as 43-38362. I can provide supporting data, contact info, and photos. I would be especially interested in contacting anyone researching this aircraft who is related to or otherwise connected to any crew members listed on this web page.