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Re: Lost B-17 on 6 september 1943
The previous listed "Sky Shy" had two dead but one was MWIA and where buried at Geislingen. Two engines knocked out but lists flak and later hit by 20 mm shells which killed the engineer and radio operator died of wounds on the 7th.
B-17F (42-3289) "Wolfpack" 388 BG/562 BS pilot 1st Lt Edward A. Wick (POW)
"This a/c suffered fierce attacks by fighters between IP and target, losing one engine and damaging flight controls. With the loss of one engine and right wing on fire seven crew bailed out before a/c went into a spin and crashed on the east side of Dettingen an der Erms, about 7 miles north-east of Reutlingen, Germany, at 10:50 hrs. The R/O and ball turret gunner were killed in the a/c during fighter attacks. 3 KIA 7 POW." The 3rd member that was KIA was the tail gunner S/Sgt Rolland Allard.
Is the location of "Wolfpack" near Geislingen? If the pilot remained aboard he might have made a recovery, unless somehow it bellylanded on its on.
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