Source:
www.388bg.info
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-75-VE: 44-8601 to 44-8700 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 561st Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding (17 May 1945) |
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History of
B-17 44-8683
Delivered Lincoln 23/11/44; Grenier 22/12/44; Assigned 306BG Thurleigh 24/12/44; transferred 561BS/388BG Knettishall 26/12/44. While on navigation exercise with Harry Cole crash landed two miles NW Kettlewell, Gt Whernside, Yorks, UK 17/5/45; Salvaged 19/5/45. JUST JOYCE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 44-8683 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Harry J. Cole | KIC | - |
| CP | 2LT | Vance Lamar Ferguson | KIC | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James M. Young | KIC | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Hoyt E. Dixon | KIC | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Dario Battista | KIC | - |
This page was last updated on 27 November 2018
02. December 2019 access_time 2:26
I’m trying to find out what plane my grandfather Henry J Pyzik
was on. 388/561.
Thanks
Roger Pyzik Jr
05. October 2023 access_time 20:20
Thank you for this site. This has provided me information on Vance Ferguson, my Great Uncle who was Co-Pilot of 44-8683. He was buried in Gravel Ridge Cemetery, Gravelridge, Bradley County Arkansas.