43-38187 Carrie B II

Delivered Cheyenne 5/7/44; Kearney 14/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-C] Deenethorpe 27/8/44. Hit by Flak. Missing in Action on the 16 February 1945 mission to the Minster-Stein coke oven plant, in the Dortmund area. Pilot Jeff N. Donaldson; Co-Pilot Charles R. Wilson; Navigator William W. Jeffers; Bombardier Richard L. Summers; Top Turret Gunner William O. Streuter; Radio Operator Gerald S. Harsky; Ball Turret Gunner Adelbert D. Shereck; Right Waist Gunner Michael Gagich; Tail Gunner Jack M. Harrington (all 9 made Prisoners of War). Crashed Ijmuiden, Holland, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report : MACR 12246. CARRIE B II.

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Failed to Return (FTR)

IJmuiden, Holland, The Netherlands 16 February 1945

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http://401bg.org/Main/History/Aircraft/Details.aspx?ID=38187

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 12246
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 12446 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database