| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-VE: 44-8201 to 44-8300 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XR-B |
| MACR | 12892 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (03 March 1945) |
History of
B-17 44-8220
Delivered Dallas 12/7/44; Langley 7/8/44; Hunter 27/8/44; Dow Field 18/9/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [XR-B] Thorpe Abbotts as PFF 20/9/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 3/3/45 with Jack Thrasher, Cecil Baker, Lt Willis McGuire (3 Killed in Action); Chas Bayha, Gerald Rimmel, Harry Bott, Tom Browning, Albt Egsieker, Ray Muffley (6 Prisoner of War); hit by jet enemy aircraft which caught fire and snapped off after explosion, crashed Dettum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 12892.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 44-8220 Details
A/C #44-8220 was attacked by one of six jet fighters which made a pass at the formation at 1018 hours over the target just before bombs away. #1 engine was hit and burst into flames. Bomb bay doors were closed and A/C slid away to the left. The left wing crumpled and the A/C flipped over on its back and exploded. The fuselage broke at the waist door and both wings fell away. One chute was seen to leave the A/C before it exploded. Later four ethers were counted. Pilot was seen in cockpit thirtiy seconds before explosion.
B-17 44-8220 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Jack W. Thrasher | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Charles S. Bayha | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Gerald A. Rimmel | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Harry F. Bott | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Thomas C. Browning | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Albert L. Egsieker | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Raymond U. Muffley | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Cecil A. Baker | KIA | - |
| RCM | 1LT | Willis R. McGuire | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 20 February 2020
19. February 2020 access_time 22:38
The 100th BG Foundation shows this plane with the 418th Bomb Squadron
https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=aircraft&id=10427&Itemid=326
20. February 2020 access_time 10:25
Thank you.
The MACR 12892 said, this B-17 was assined to 349th at the time, when it failed to return.
Only Co-Pilot was from 418th BS.
11. November 2023 access_time 2:07
ENG/TT Tom Browning was my great uncle. From what I’ve been able to learn this was the crews 7th mission and their B-17 was one of the first ones lost to a jet. He described the jet that shot them down as being so fast he couldn’t get his guns on it.