Accepted: 3 May 1944

Assigned: 10 May 1944 - Douglas Aircraft / Douglas Modification Center # 16 - (Tulsa Municipal)

Assigned: 20 May 1944 - 3rd AF / 302nd AAFBU (Staging Wing) - (Hunter AAF)

Assigned: 27 May 1944 - ATC / North Atlantic Wing - (Dow AAF)

Assigned: 29 May 1944 / 2 June 1944 - 8th AF / VIII Service Command / BAD 1 - (RAF Burtonwood)

Assigned: 10 June 1944 - Assigned: 8th AF / 1st BD / 1st CBW / 381st BG / 534th BS - (RAF Ridgewell)

( Triangle-L ) ( GD * Q / Ice Col’ Katy )

56 Combat missions

After 1 August 1944: ( Triangle-L ) Red diagonal strip on vertical stabilizer ( GD * Q / Ice Col’ Katy )



Landing accident (class 3): 30 November 1944 @ 1000 hrs (Mechanical failure / Pilot error)

With 1Lt Robert Giese, Co-pilot: 2Lt Robert Marelius, Navigator: 2Lt 2Lt Robert Smith, Togg: Sgt Albert Imberg, Flight engineer: T/Sgt Richard Shereuse, Radio operator: T/Sgt Edward Esker, Ball turret: S/Sgt Robert Winter, Waist gunner: S/Sgt Clarence Page, Tail gunner: S/Sgt Virgil Masteletto

#2 engine failed at 8,000 feet on climb out for mission. Crew opted to return to base and take-off with another aircraft.

Pilot landed hard at RAF Ridgewell (runway 28), along with the heavy weight of a fully loaded ship caused the right main landing gear strut to shear collapsing the right gear on landing.

#3 & 4 engines, propellers, outboard right wing damaged.

9 RTD

AAF accident report: 45-11-30-511

8th AF mission (Zeitz, Germany)



Landing accident (class 3): 7 January 1945 @ 1144 hrs (Pilot error)

With 1Lt Charles Houk, Co-pilot: 2Lt William T Mays III, Navigator: 2Lt George Ransom, Flight engineer: S/Sgt John M Hean, Radio Operator: S/Sgt Robert M Johnson

Crew was doing local training and on landing at RAF Ridgewell (runway 28), the pilot allowed the B-17 to stall 30 feet above the runway.

Left main landing gear collapsed.

#3 & 4 engine, propellers, outboard left wing damaged

5 RTD

AAF accident report: 45-1-7-509

8th AF mission: (Engine Slow Time)



Assigned: 15 June 1945 - ATC / Ferry Division - (Bradley AAF)

Assigned: 19 June 1945 - ATSC / 4168th AAFBU (Oklahoma City ATSC) - (South Plains AAF)

Assigned: 29 November 1945 - RFC / Depot 41 - (Kingman AAF) - SOC.

Sold: 9 August 1946 - Martin Wunderlich Company, Jefferson City - Missouri