Source:
452nd Bomb Group
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-65-DL: 44-6751 to 44-6875 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 366th Bomb Squadron, 728th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | KY-B, F (452 BG) |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (30 March 1945) |
History of
B-17 44-6816
Delivered Hunter 18/11/44; Dow Fd 28/11/44; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-B] Chelveston 1/12/44; transferred 728BS/452BG Deopham Green 2/12/44; caught in propwash of another aircraft on assembly for Hamburg with Willis Du Mond, Co-pilot: Carl Jones, Bombardier: Ernie Matthews, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dan Cursons, Radio Operator: Carl Hartman, Ball turret gunner: Roy Frost (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Dan O’Connor, Waist gunner: ? ,Tail gunner: John Stewart (3 Returned to Duty), crash landed Hilgay, five miles N of Littleport, UK, 30/3/45; Salvaged 24/4/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 17 October 2019
06. September 2025 access_time 17:21
Leroy “Roy” Frost (one of the deceased from this crash landing) was a cousin of mine. I would like to know more if rhe details about him and the other flight crew. If there is anyone reading this who has additional information, please let me know. Thank you.