Production-block:
B-17G-40-DL: 44-6001 to 44-6125
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 100th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 350th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LN-H
MACR: 12044
History of
B-17 44-6092 / Dixie’s Delight
Delivered Tulsa 29/4/44; Hunter 5/5/44; Grenier 19/5/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-F] Thorpe Abbotts 22/5/44; 418BS [LD-F]; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with Waldo Oldham, Co-pilot: Carl Dunn, Navigator: Ross Purdy, Bombardier: Howard Leach, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pat Tooley, Radio Operator: Bill Charlton, Ball turret gunner: Dick Chapple, Waist gunner: Tom Ramsey,Tail gunner: Ralph Kalberloh (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft hit #3, crashed Eichholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12044. DIXIE’S DELIGHT.
Last updated: 11. May 2017
B-17 44-6092 / Dixie’s Delight Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Waldo J Oldham | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Carl D. Dunn | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Purdy F. Ross | POW | - |
| BOMB | F/O | Howard R. Leach | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Patrick J. Tooley | POW | - |
| RO | --- | William E. Charlton | POW | - |
| BT | --- | Richard G. Chapple | POW | - |
| WG | --- | Tom E. Ramsey | POW | - |
| TG | --- | Ralph J. Kalberloh | POW | - |
31. January 2024 access_time 15:57
Ralph Kalberloh died Jan.21, 2024, age 98, Jefferson City, MO