| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-DL: 44-6501 to 44-6625 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 331st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | QE-S |
| MACR: | 11346 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (23 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 44-6619 / Big Gas Bird aka Darling Dot
Delivered Lincoln 23/9/44; Grenier 7/10/44; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-S] Rougham 11/10/44 BIG GAS BIRD; MIA Kaiserlautern 23/12/44 Pilot: Marvin Lander, Jim Groblewski, Bill Schmid, Dick Hall, Walt Lancaster, Norman Palme (6POW); Ed Lindholm, Joe Phillipone (2RTD); J.C. Barbee (KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Wolflingen, Germany. . MACR 11346. DARLING DOT.
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21. February 2022 access_time 4:47
Hello. Im contacting you in hopes of any photos I could find on this group. My Uncle was Jim Growblewski and have been searching for any photos For my mother. His Brother (my grandfather) Francis Growbleski was also in the service. Any help would be greatly appreciated
16. February 2024 access_time 19:39
My dad was Marvin Lander, pilot on the flight with your uncle that was shot down. They parachuted out and were POWs in Germany. I will see if I can find a photo. I think our family does have at least one or two.
28. May 2026 access_time 3:28
My mother, Louise Wykes Danielson was dating J C Barbee at the time the plane was shot down over Germany. I only have photos of J C, J C and my mother and their friends, including flowers set up around the fireplace of I assume the Barbees’ home. I have no photos of crew 14. I have a poem written by Norma J Palme of each crew member and the events of the attack. I also have a few newspaper articles on J C and the crew.
28. May 2026 access_time 3:29
I meant to write Norman (not Norma).