| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-DL: 44-6126 to 44-6250 |
| Delievered: | Tulsa |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 414th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 6855 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 44-6197
Delivered Tulsa 27/5/44; Hunter 21/6/44; Dow Fd 1/7/44; Assigned 414BS/97BG Amendola 9/7/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 22/7/44 with Roy Glascoe, Thomas Asbury, John Granity, Charles Grayson, Donald Burrows, Charlie Brewer, William Carik, Herman Bard, Robert Chretien, Lloyd Berry; flak, crashed Ploesti; Missing Air Crew Report 6855.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 44-6197 Details
I noticed just before target time while over the Alps, a B-17 in a slight spin, it seemed to have been in trouble. It was in the flak area, so it must have been hit by flak. I did not see any parachutes leave the aircraft. I did not see any fire, although it was smoking quite a but, and just kept going down in a wide turning spin, under control all the time. That was the last I saw of the aircraft. Being ball turret gunner I just saw the bomber going down in the spin.
Sgt. Raymond Mann
Source: MACR 6855
B-17 44-6197 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Roy E. Glascoe | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Thomas R. Asbury | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John T. Granity | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Charles C. Grayson | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Donald C. Burrows | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Charlie P. Brewer | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | William Carik | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Herman L. Bard | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Robert J. Chretien | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Lloyd G. Berry | POW | - |
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