Production-block:
B-17G-45-DL: 44-6126 to 44-6250
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 323rd Bomb Squadron
- 324th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DF-P, OR-P
MACR: 8185
History of
B-17 44-6126
Delivered Tulsa 8-May-44; Hunter 18-May-44; Grenier 10-Jun-44; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-P] Bassingbourn 10-Jul-44; 323BS [OR-P]. Shot down by enemy aircraft while on a mission to bomb the aircraft factories at Halle, Germany. Attack caused a fire in the bomb bay and the aircraft exploded. 4 members of the crew were able to bale out and the other 5 were blown clear. AIrcraft crashed at Teistungen, Germany. 5KIA 4POW MACR 8185.
Last updated: 17. September 2017
B-17 44-6126 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John L. Leslie | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John E. Savage | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Stanley Koss | KIA | - |
| BOMB | F/O | Karl W. Donley | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Joseph H. Godfrey | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | James I. Middleton | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Ivan F. Doyle | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Douglas Buntin | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Louis Kos | KIA | - |
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