| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | A |
| MACR | 9377 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (28 September 1944) |
| Missions: | 4 |
History of
B-17 43-38404
Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/44; Hunter 7/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 563BS/388BG [A] Knettishall 2/9/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 28/9/44 with Capt Julian Heimendinger, Bombardier: Harry Knight, Radio Operator: Bill Hutter, Ball turret gunner: John Reina, Waist gunner: Anton Sirmer,Tail gunner: Frank Pfrimmer, Maj Chas Maring {mission pilot} (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Quinton Gray, Navigator: Jack Edwards, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Vacho (3 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 42-102953 (388 BG), crashed near Leuna oil refinery, Merseburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 9377.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-38404 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-102953 ‘Sky Anne’ on 28 September 1944.
B-17 43-38404 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Julian Loise Heimendinger | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Quinton Everett Gray | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Jack Dean Edwards | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Harold Frederick Knight | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | William John Vacho | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | William John Hutter | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Johnnie Gonzalez Reina | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Anton Sirmer | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Frank Pfrimmer | KIA | - |
| --- | M/SGT | Charles Maring Jr. | KIA | Air Commander |
This page was last updated on 08 February 2019
30. January 2026 access_time 14:40
Crashed close to Kötzschen flak position. Account and photos in the book “Ein deutscher Junge weint nicht” by Hasso Pacyna.