| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-DL: 44-6501 to 44-6625 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 49th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 10703 |
| Fate: |
, Returned to the USA (03 July 1945) |
History of
B-17 44-6550 / Old Crow
Delivered Hunter 5/9/44; Grenier 21/9/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 28/9/44; Missing in Action Brux 25/12/44 with Bill Myers, Co-pilot: Libero Cassica, Navigator: Walter Stone, Bombardier: Jim Dunlop, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Carruthers, Radio Operator: Jim Miller, Ball turret gunner: Rich Greiner, Waist gunner: Bill Gutman, Waist gunner: Joe Waladkewicz[wia],Tail gunner: Herb Wendt (10 Returned to Duty); flak KO’d two engines; crash landed Koraconj, Hungary, in Russian lines where crew used parts from crashed 44-6029 (301BG) for repairs before flying back to base 16/1/45. Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; Sth Plains 6/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 24/11/45. Missing Air Crew Report 10703.OLD CROW.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 24 August 2017

09. December 2025 access_time 1:28
This was my Father-in-law Bill Gutmans Plane. He told us about the Christmas day mission which they were shot down. He had a lot of stories about dealing with the Soviets once they were on the ground.