Production-block:
B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 325th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: JW-Q
MACR: 9346
History of
B-17 43-38445
Delivered Cheyenne 3/8/44; Hunter 12/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 325BS/92BG [JW-Q] Podington 9/9/44; Missing in Action Nurnberg 3/10/44 with Niels Nielsen, Clyde Saylor, Rudy Granata, Ken LaPlante, Howard Garrison, Harry Raber, Franklin Adams, Leon Mohr (8 Killed in Action); Bill Stretton (Prisoner of War); mid air coll, crashed Neuhof, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 9346.
Last updated: 30. January 2018
B-17 43-38445 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-38396 ‘Insomnia’
B-17 43-38445 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Niels R. Nielsen | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Clyde H. Saylor, Jr | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Rudolph J. Granata | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Kenneth D. LaPlante | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | William C. Stretton | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Howard C. Garrison | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Harry W. Raber | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Franklin W, Adams Jr. | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Leonard F. Mohr | KIA | - |
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