B-17F, 42-3325 - 30 Jan 1944

[Joerg Dietsche]

Gentlemen,
where did this B-17F, Serial # 42-3325, "Paddy Gremlitt" Mission Brunswick, 379th BG/524th BS bellyland? Heard there is a picture of the tail with numbers on it around.

Regards
Jörg

[Alain57]

Hello ,

Found this :

Delivered Denver 7/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-Y] Kimbolton 1/6/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 30/1/44 with Ken Davis, Co-pilot: Chas Fowler, Navigator: Paul Clark, Bombardier: Stan Dolgin, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Hansenkia?, Radio Operator: Francis Miller, Ball turret gunner: Tom Stapleton, Waist gunner: McCauley Price, Waist gunner: George Wall, Tail gunner: Joe Susickee (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ditched North Sea, Missing Air Crew Report 2867. PADDY GREMLIN.

[Alain57]

Sorry ,

Please check : https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/...paddy-gremlin/ , seems that this a/c crasht in the Hürtgenwald

Alain57

[Leendert]

It appears that 42-3325 was hit by falling bomb(s) from higher flying B-17 and crash landed near GE-BE border, at Nideggen/Hürtgenwald.

According post on 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Facebook site, crew was unhurt until strafed by German fighter to prevent them from setting B-17 on fire.
In this, two seriously and six slightly injured, all 10 POW.

Also see https://sites.google.com/site/379thbgnoseart/home and look for 42-3325.

Regards,

Leendert

[Faenor]

Nice compilation of photos of this plane :

https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/6396

Faenor