Source:
100thbg.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-E |
| MACR | 11360 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (31 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38408 / Faithful Forever
Delivered Cheyenne 29/7/44; Hunter 7/8/44; Dow Fd 30/8/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN- ] Thorpe Abbotts 2/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Leo Ross, Co-pilot: Raigh Mason {Wounded in Action}, Navigator: Bill Burreuss, Bombardier: Russ Koechel, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jerry Angelots, Radio Operator: Carl Anderon, Ball turret gunner: Oscar Johnson, Waist gunner: John Affleck,Tail gunner: Jim Wynne (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bartelsdorf, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11360. FAITHFUL FOREVER.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 43-38408 / Faithful Forever Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Leo D. Ross | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Raigh Mason | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William T. Burrus | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Russel A. Koechel | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Jerry J. Angelotos | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Carl C. Andersen | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Oscar K. Johnson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John W. Affleck | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | James R. Wynne | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 06 January 2018
01. February 2021 access_time 8:05
FYI. My father’s name is misspelled twice on this site. His name was William (Bill) Thomas Burruss . There is no E and it has a double S.