| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-90-BO 43-38474 to 43-38673 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 483rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 815th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 12451 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (20 February 1945) |
History of
B-17 43-38509
Delivered Cheyenne 11/8/44; Lincoln 21/8/44; Grenier 7/9/44; Assigned 815BS/483BG Sterparone 24/9/44; Missing in Action Vienna 20/2/45 with Harlan Neuman, Carney, Stoner, Rodgers, Bozeman, Watt {Wounded in Action}, Tappen, Schooley (8RTD 3/45 via Russians lines); Numedahl (Killed in Action); Ginoza (Prisoner of War); three engines out, crew bailed near Russian lines, aircraft crashed Csaloy (today Csávoly), Hungary; Missing Air Crew Report 12451.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-38509 Details
While flying on a mission to Vienna, Austria, I saw aircraft #509 pull out of formation immediately after bombs away, and the pilot, Lt Neuman proceeded to feather # 1 engine. He seemed to be in no other trouble, other than # 1 engine.
Our box was rallying so I rallied with them thinking Lt Neuman would join the formation again. The last time I saw him, he was being tracked by a lot of flak. Lt Neuman in ship #509 failed to join the formation.
1Lt. Oscar Feller
Pilot
Source: MACR 12451
B-17 43-38509 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Harlin G. Neuman | RTD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Donald T. Carney | RTD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Richard J. Numedahl | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Marvin W. Stoner | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Horace M. Rogers | RTD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Walter H. Bozeman | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James Tappen | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Herbert S. Ginoza | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Arthur Watt, Jr. | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Samuel H. Schoolfy | RTD | - |
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