43-38551
Delivered Cheyenne 16/8/44; Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 11/9/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-L] Horham 13/9/44; with Oscar Klein force landed Framlingham afb 25/12/44;
33 missions, Missing in Action Cologne 7/1/45 with Oscar Klein, Co-pilot: Jess Wisner, Navigator: Ed Sul, Bombardier: Bill Yuille, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Pistak, Radio Operator: Dick Wright, Ball turret gunner: Milton Bull, Waist gunner: Frank Gree, Tail gunner: Carl Carlson (9 Killed in Action); near mid air coll with 43-38968 (96BG); crashed Erfelfront, Ger?. Missing Air Crew Report 11569.
'Immediately after Mid air collision with 43-38968, A/C seen to be on fire from wings to tail and nosing over with tail breaking up. 2 crew baled, one chute on fire, other chute did not deploy'.
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
7 January 1945 | Missing in Action Cologne 7/1/45. Cause - mid air collision with 43-38968 (96BG); crashed Erfelfront, Germany. (9 x KIA) Missing Air Crew Report MACR 11569. |
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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 11569 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database