| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-DL: 44-6126 to 44-6250 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 366th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 7845 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (03 August 1944) |
History of
B-17 44-6130
Delivered Tulsa 9/5/44; Hunter 21/5/44; with Wally Bjorness to Ft Dix 28/5/44; Middletown 7/6/44; Hunter 3/7/44; Grenier 12/7/44; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY- ] Thurleigh 28/7/44; Missing in Action Merkwiller 3/8/44; with Clifton Alford, Co-pilot: Ernie Seefeldt, Navigator: Claud Dagenhart, Bombardier: Joe Bahnken, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Eric Dunn, Radio Operator: Luther Carlton, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Ognibene, Waist gunner: Bill Hart (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Zolton Rovack (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Miesenbach, W of Keiserlautern, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7845.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 44-6130 Details
S/Sgt Anthony Y. Freitas:
”I saw A/C No. 44-6130 getting hit by flak and dropping out of the formation. It went down and came up in a complete loop, went down again, half-barreled, over-looped, and started to spin down. I saw no parachutes, but did not see it explode or hit the ground. I heard that some one saw the stricken A/C hit the ground and explode.”
This page was last updated on 20 November 2017
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