| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-VE: 44-8101 to 44-8200 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 340th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 8726 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (13 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 44-8166
Delivered Dallas 27/6/44; Hunter 27/7/44; Dow Fd 9/8/44; Assigned 340BS/97BG Amendola 16/8/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 13/9/44 with Bruce Knoblock, Lake, Lance, Anderson, Dorwin, Brand, Collar, Hess, Henley, Davis, McFadden; flak, crashed Krakow; Missing Air Crew Report 8726.
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Waist gunner Sgt William N. Hess had flown sixteen missions when he was shot down in 44-8166 and survived as a POW. After the war he became an author and expert, despite being a bomber crewman, on American World War II fighter aces. He was the Official Historian of the American Fighter Ace’s Association and wrote 25 books about fighters and B-17s.