Source:
www.487thbg.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500 |
| Delievered: | Kearney |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 487th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 837th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 4F-K |
| MACR | 10757 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | KU-3388 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 November 1944) |
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.
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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