| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-100-BO: 43-38874 to 43-39073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 534th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | GD-G |
| MACR: | 12295 |
| German Document: | 3639 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (03 February 1945) |
History of
B-17 43-38898 / Hitler’s Hoe Doe aka Blind Date
Delivered Lincoln 6/10/44; Grenier 15/10/44; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-G] Ridgewell 14/11/44 HITLER’S HO DO; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with Paul Pucylowski, Co-pilot: Harry Yarnes, tog-A.H. Zichterman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry Way, Radio Operator: Joe Noxon, Ball turret gunner: Stuart Mitchell, Waist gunner: Earl Green,Tail gunner: Bob Landes (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: John Kelleher (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Tutow, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 12295. BLIND DATE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 43-38898 / Hitler’s Hoe Doe aka Blind Date Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Paul C. Pucylowski | POW | - |
| CP | F/O | Harry M. Yarnes | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John E. Kelleher | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Clarence E. Way | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Joseph J. Noxon | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Stuart R. Mitchell | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Earl R. Green | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Robert M. Landes | POW | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | Herman A. Zichterman | POW | - |
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20. March 2025 access_time 14:17
Date of the missing aircraft report was Feb., 5, 1945. Two members of the regular crew were not on the plane that day. My father, James E. Lynch, Jr. , 2nd Lt. Piolet & Robert G. Elliott, 2nd Lt. Gunner . The nickname of the plane was either Hitler’s Nee Dee or Hitler’s or Hitler’s Hee Dee. It’s difficult to see from the document. These two men stayed behind because they had to many missions and had to take the day off. The reporting document was signed by Charles Ackerman, Jr., Capt. , A.C.
20. March 2025 access_time 14:37
Date of the missing aircraft report was Feb., 5, 1945. Two members of the regular crew were not on the plane that day. My father, James E. Lynch, Jr. , 2nd Lt., Pilot & Robert G. Elliott, 2nd Lt., Gunner . The nickname of the plane was either Hitler’s Nee Dee or Hitler’s Hee Dee. It’s difficult to see from the document. These two men stayed behind because they had to many missions and had to take the day off. The reporting document was signed by Charles Ackerman, Jr., Capt. , A.C.