| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-DL: 44-6001 to 44-6125 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 334th Bomb Squadron, 335th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OE-H, BG-S |
| MACR | 8279 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 August 1944) |
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History of
B-17 44-6085 / Lili of the Lamplight
Delivered Tulsa 27/4/44; Kearney 7/5/44; Dow Fd 21/5/44; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-H] Horham 23/5/44; 334BS [BG-S]; 26m, Missing in Action Rechlin 25/8/44 with Albt Powell, Co-pilot: Bill Connor, Navigator: Don Overdorff, Bombardier: Phil Whalen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Eldred Steffens, Radio Operator: Peppe Delio, Waist gunner: Henry Schneider (7 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Orlin Covel,Tail gunner: Melvin Whilhelm[broke ankle], ph-Berton Briley (3 Killed in Action); flak hit #3 & 4 feathered, on way down losing a wing before disintegrating, crashed Schwabach-Schwankenheim, near Stettin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8279.
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This page was last updated on 05 August 2017
04. April 2018 access_time 19:05
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My dad, Lt. Ernest Anders Erickson piloted 44-608 Lili of the Lamplight on 15 missions and fortunately missed that last flight of the Lili on August 25th, 1944. Check above link for more info on the Lili of the Lamplight
08. July 2018 access_time 20:19
http://markerickson.com/Family_History/Ernest_Erickson/
09. May 2020 access_time 1:01
My great-grandfather was Melson Wilhelm and unfortunately did not make it out. Thank you for uploading this info.