| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-100-BO: 43-38874 to 43-39073 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 338th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 11571 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (07 January 1945) |
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History of
B-17 43-38968
Delivered Hunter 23/10/44; Grenier 1/11/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG Snetterton 4/11/44; Missing in Action Cologne 7/1/45 with Theo Yenton, togg-Jim Bowen (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Morton Monasch, Navigator: Ellis Vure, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Romolo Costa, Radio Operator: Lester Soffen, Ball turret gunner: Bill Villetto, sj-John Smith {339BG}, Waist gunner: Len Turner,Tail gunner: Joe Zyra (8 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 43-38551 (95BG); crashed Hintermulen, W of Westerburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11571.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 43-38968 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #43-38551 on 7 January 1945.
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This page was last updated on 07 October 2017
15. May 2025 access_time 4:12
Navigator: Ellis Vure, was friends with my dad in Brooklyn, NY