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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-DL: 44-6001 to 44-6125 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 613th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IN-N |
| MACR | 10411 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (21 November 1944) |
| Missions: | 35 |
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History of
B-17 44-6104 / Homing Pigeon
Delivered Tulsa 4/5/44; Kearney 11/5/44; Grenier 26/5/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-N] Deenethorpe 1/6/44. Missing in Action Merseburg 21/11/44 with Bob Keck, Larry Istel, Hollis Freeman, Sam Shepard, Leon Stoger, Ed Fialkowski, Bill Metcalf (7 Prisoner of War); Dick Engler, Elwood Norr; flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Zeitz, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 10411. HOMING PIDGEON.
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B-17 44-6104 / Homing Pigeon Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Robert J. Keck | POW | - |
| CP | F/O | Lawrence A. Istel | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Hollis W. Freeman Jr. | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Samuel Shepard | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Leonard V. Stoeger | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Richard E. Engler | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Elwood W. Norr | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Edward Fialkowski | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | W.T. Metcalf | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 27 July 2018
30. January 2026 access_time 19:58
Crashed in Weißenfels area.