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Source:
www.487thbg.org
Production-block:
B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 487th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 837th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: 4F-K
MACR: 10757 / KSU/ME/KU: KU-3388
History of
B-17 44-6307 / Blonde Bomber
Delivered Kearney 29/6/44; Dow Fd 13/7/44; Assigned 837BS/487BG [4F-K] Lavenham 14/7/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 25/11/44 with Craig Shields, Bob Meier, Dennis Carey, Jim Peyton, Max Alkire, Jim Brooks, Virgil Drake, John Marthaler, Cliff Pflieger (9 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Stromberg an der Sieg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 10757. BLONDE BOMBER.
Last updated: 15. January 2026
B-17 44-6307 / Blonde Bomber Details
Aircraft 44-6307, Lt. Shields, pilot, left formation at RP with one engine out and another on the way at 1155 hours, 51°10’N-11°50’E at 27000 feet. At 1321 hours, the air leader got a message saying that Lt. Shields thought he was over the Rhine and could make it to friendly territory. Air Leader judges that aircraft 44-6307 was at 50°25’N-08°41’E at 16000 feet at this time.
Source: MACR 10757
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