Looking for info on B-17 Serial 42-38043
 

Hi all!
I'm doing investigations about crashes in WW2 in Germany.
In this relation I'm looking for information about the B-17 of 96 BG/413 BS with the Serial Number 42-38043, lost on February 2, 1944.
Who can me tell the names of the crew, especially the names of the two killed flyers, maybe where they were buried first and more about the crashlocation.
Thanks in advance for all help and support.

Norbert Vollmann (Germany)
norbertvollmann@t-online.de

Re: Looking for info on B-17 Serial 42-38043
 

B-17G 42-38043

Delivered Cheyenne 23/11/43, Gr. Island 4/12/43, Presque Is. 10/12/43, Prestwick, UK 17/12/43, assigned 413BS/96BG Snetterton 18/12/43, MIA Stuttgart 25/2/44 w/Smiley, crashed Stuttgart, 2 KIA 8 POW, MACR 2861.

You can order MACR 2861 from this website, http://www.accident-report.com/index.html

Regards,
Mike

Re: Looking for info on B-17 Serial 42-38043
 

Hi Mr. Vollmann,

B-17G-25-DL, MZ*?, 96.BG, 413.BS, lost 25.02.1944, target Mtt. Regensburg

P 1/Lt George A. Smiley KIA
CP 2/Lt Robert H. Ketcham POW
N 2/Lt Richard T. Longman POW
B 2/Lt Gordon E. Williams POW
E T/Sgt Jack Blacker POW
RO S/Sgt Edward H. Fath KIA
BTG S/Sgt Willard B. Thompson POW
LWG S/Sgt Benjamin F. Scoville POW
RWG S/Sgt Walter L. Brocious POW
TG S/Sgt Robert M Haynes POW

"En-route to target a/c was shot down by fighters in the area of Creilsheim. The pilot remains at the controls until all other crewmembers had bailed out and was killed in the crash at 1330hrs. S/Sgt Fath was killed due to parachute failure."


("Both KIAs were reinterred in Lorraine Cemetary. S/Sgt Fath was returned to Ohio")

Hope this helps...

Best regards

Alexander Heuser

Re: Looking for info on B-17 Serial 42-38043
 

Hi Mike and Alexander!
Excellent. Thank you so much!

Norbert Vollmann