| 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-F |
| MACR | 11359 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (31 December 1944) |
History of
B-17 43-38457 / Nine Lives
Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/44; Lincoln 15/8/44; Grenier 2/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN- ] Thorpe Abbotts 3/9/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 31/12/44 with Bill McNab, Co-pilot: Nelson Vaughn, Henry Ethridge, Duane Rench, Francis Seyfried (5 Killed in Action); Jack Berkowitz, Ray Comer, Joe Chadwick, Ball turret gunner: Ed Woodall (4 Prisoner of War); mid air coll with 42-31987 (100BG) which came up to fill a gap in the formation after another ship went down, both aircraft were locked together and crashed Rustringen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11359. NINE LIVES.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-38457 / Nine Lives Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-31987 ‘Shilaylee’ aka ‘The Little Skipper’ on 31 December 1944. Both aircraft were locked together and crashed.
Eyewitness Accounts From MACR 11359
At 1250 hours, 19000 feet, 2 B-17’s believed to be A/C 43-38457 and A/C 42-31987 pancaked together, circled and crashed, still attached to each other. Six chutes were seen before the A/C landed, most of them are believed to have fallen on land. There was no fire from the A/C with in the air or on the ground although there was some smoke.
B-17 43-38457 / Nine Lives Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | William G. MacNab | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Nelson B. Vaughan | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Jack Berkowitz | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Raymond E. Comer, Jr. | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Joseph A. Chadwick | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Henry S. Ethridge | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Edward L. Woodall, Jr. | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Duane F. Rench | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Francis J. Seyfried | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 15 July 2020
17. July 2023 access_time 18:56
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