| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-VE: 44-8601 to 44-8700 |
| Delievered: | Lincoln |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 731st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 11728 |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged, interned (17 January 1945) |
History of
B-17 44-8602
Delivered Lincoln 28/10/44; Grenier 10/12/44; Assigned: 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 22/1/45; battle damage Hamburg 17/1/45 Pilot: Ira Smith, Co-Pilot: Bob Wilcox, Navigator: Bill Nicholson, Bombardier: Howard Simon, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Harry Hoffman, Radio Operator: Bob Scott, Ball Turret Gunner: Haskell Ray, Waist Gunner: Julian Anderson, Tail Gunner: Bill Everly (9INT); flak, forced landing Bulltofta, Sweden. MACR 11728; rep & ret UK; Returned to US: Bradley 1/8/45; Independence 3/8/45; Scrapped: Kingman 10/12/45.
B-17 44-8602 Details
Aircraft 602 was seen under control and in a straight glide right after the target – #3 engine was smoking. The tail gunner on one crew reported that the two aircraft that left the Low Squadron were following the formation several miles behind but were still visible as far as the coast out. Other crew reported three B-17’s believed from this Bomb Group seen straggling behind enroute out. If this is correct then this missing aircraft would have been one of them. These aircraft were last seen at the coast out at 1303 hours – their approximate altitude was 20,000 feet.
Source: MACR 11728
B-17 44-8602 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Ira E. Smith | INT | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert D. Wilcox | INT | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William D. Nicholson, Jr. | INT | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Harold F. Huffman | INT | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Robert C. Scott | INT | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Haskell L. Ray | INT | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Julian E. Anderson | INT | - |
| TG | S/SGT | William H. Everly | INT | - |
| TOG | T/SGT | Howard E. Simon | INT | - |
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