Jaraczewe
Aircraft crash site
Via. Andy Volpini The nephew of Peter Volpini
Object Number - UPL 37304 - The Crowd of people from Jaraczewe who attended the funeral of the 5 dead crewmembers
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Detailed History
On 9 February 1945, B-17 Flying Fortress 42-31060 Pogue Ma Hone crashed near Jaraczewe, Poland after suffering a mid-air-collision with B-17 43-39149 while on a bombing mission to Synthetic Oil Plant at Lutzkendorf, Germany. The aircraft had received approval to make for Russian lines before going down. Five members of the crew were killed in action, three returned to duty and one was taken prisoner of war.
In 1991 Jaraczewe erected a memorial to the crew, which was formally dedicated on 30 June 1991- the ceremony was attended by several of the surviving members of the crew.
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33730250
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38565592
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38629817
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12170192
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pogue Ma Hone
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Revisions
Brought together information from duplicate record to include information from http://zapomniane-miejsca.blogspot.com/2013/11/pomnik-w-miejscu-katastr…
