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Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
Production-block:
B-17G-90-BO 43-38474 to 43-38673
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 398th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 603rd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: N7-V/L
MACR: 13090
History of
B-17 43-38562 / Kitty Kay and Katy
Delivered Cheyenne 17/8/44; Lincoln 25/8/44; Grenier 18/9/44; Assigned 9AF HQ 19/9/44 Sunninghill, UK 24/9/44; transferred 603BS/398BG [N7-V then L] Nuthampstead 17/1/45; (28m) Missing in Action Oranienburg 15/3/45 with Andy Thomas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Pettibone, Radio Operator: Tony Buddes (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Maurice Trokey, Navigator: Elmer Spaw, Ball turret gunner: Jim Powell, Waist gunner: George Ormsby,Tail gunner: Bill Hilderbrand (5 Prisoner of War); flak hit in #3, crashed Oranienburg; Missing Air Crew Report 13090. KITTY, KAY AND KATY.
Last updated: 24. January 2018
B-17 43-38562 / Kitty Kay and Katy Details
Back Row (left to right):
S/Sgt. Anthony G. Buddes, Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Charles W. Branum, Togglier
S/Sgt. James R. Atkins, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. George R. Ormsby, Waist Gunner
2nd Lt. Maurice S. Trokey, Co-Pilot
Front Row (left to right):
S/Sgt. James B. Pettibone, Engineer / Top Turret
S/Sgt. James A. Powell, Ball Turret Gunner
2nd Lt. Andrew R. Thomas, Pilot
2nd Lt. Elmer S. Spaw, Navigator
B-17 43-38562 / Kitty Kay and Katy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Andrew R. Thomas | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Maurice S. Trokey | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Elmer S. Spaw | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | James B. Pettibone | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Anthony G. Buddes | MIA | possibly shot by SS after landing with chute. |
| BT | T/SGT | James A. Powell | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George R. Ormsby | POW | - |
| TG | CPT | William H. Hilderbrand | POW | - |
25. July 2024 access_time 19:13
Bomber B-17 Kitty Kay crashed near Kutno, centre of Poland on 15/03/1945. In the 1970s, 2 engines were still available and packed into a crate in the village of Azory near Kutno.