| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-60-VE: 44-8301 bis 44-8400 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Project No.: | 92726-R |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 351st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DF-H |
| MACR | 4046 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 1570 |
| Fate: |
, Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (03 Februar 1945) |
| Missions: | 21 |
History of
B-17 44-8379
Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/43; Gr Island 1/12/43; Presque Is 17/12/43; ass 324BS/91BG [DF-H] Bassingbourn 8/1/44; {21m} MIA Kassel 19/4/44 Pilot: Stan Swenumson, Co-Pilot: Leon Lindroth, Navigator: Jim Caravolas, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Roy Stevens, Radio Operator: Theodore Bacho, Ball Turret Gunner: Amos Anderson, Waist Gunner: Charles Gessnor, Waist Gunner: Edwin Arnett (8POW); Bombardier: Ernie Bunte, Tail Gunner: Mike Schumacher (2KIA); Enemy aircraft KO’d three engines, set on fire and ship exploded on way down to crash near Waldkappel, 20 miles SE of Kassel, Germany. MACR 4046. HOOSIER HOT SHOT.
B-17 44-8379 Details
Aircraft B-17G, 42-38006, was hit during attack by enemy aircraft, three engines were set on fire. The aircraft peeled off from the formation, turned over and headed straight down, then leveled out and exploded in mid- air. Two parachutes were seen coming from this aircraft. This happened just prior to bombs away.
S/Sgt. Charles A. Shriver, Jr.
Source: MACR 4046
Files obtained from German KU-1570 Report.
B-17 44-8379 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Stanley B. Swenumson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Leonard J. Lindroth | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James J. Carvolas | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Ernest L. Bunte | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Roy L. Stevens | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Theodore J. Bacho | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Amos J. Anderson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles A. Gessner | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Edwin L. Arnett | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Michael J. Schumacher | KIA | - |
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