Production-block:
B-17G-105-BO: 43-39074 to 43-39273
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 490th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 848th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 13555
History of
B-17 43-39130
Delivered Lincoln 10/12/44; Dow Fd 17/12/44; Assigned 848BS/490BG Eye 19/12/44; Missing in Action Plauen 21/3/45 with Bill Audette, Ray Akeny, Bob Neuenschwander, Ted Chapin, Roy McGhee tg, Virgil Dupler rcm (6 Killed in Action); Lew Harvard, George Gilbert, Chas Johnston, Bill Shipp (4 Prisoner of War); jet enemy aircraft, crashed Strehia, Ger?. Missing Air Crew Report 13555.
Last updated: 14. October 2020
B-17 43-39130 Details
After research by Mr. Matthias Schildbach, the B-17 43-39130 crashed south of Oberfrauendorf near Dippoldiswalde.
B-17 43-39130 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | William I. Audette | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Raymond S. Akeny | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Lewis N. Harvard | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | George Gilbert | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Charles R. Johnston, Jr. | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robert A. Neuenschwander | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William E. Shipp | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ted R. Chapin | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Roy E. McGhee | KIA | - |
| --- | PVT | Virgil E. Dupler | KIA | Carpet Spotter |
25. June 2024 access_time 15:16
My uncle was the copilot on this plane, Raymond Ankeny who died when the plane was shot down. His remains were buried in Oberfrauendorf at that time, before being moved the the US military cemetery in Ardennes Belgium. I would like any information about the location where the plane crashed, where he would have been buried, as well as any information about the crew that died or survived.