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 |
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