| 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.
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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