On the mission to Frankfurt the aircraft was severely damaged by flak. Four crew members bailed out but the pilot was able to regain control and it landed at the emergency airfield near Merville. The aircraft was left there and the crew, minus one member, was returned to Sudbury in a C-46. - Ted Curtis |
| CREW INFO | |||||
| Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
| Robert K. Heuser | 2nd LT | Pilot | |||
| Archie E. Kriutzfield | 2nd LT | Copilot | |||
| William I. Coons, III | F/O | Navigator | |||
| Harrison A. King | CPL | FE/Top | |||
| Theodore A. Curtis, Jr | CPL | Radio Operator | |||
| James N. Jesberger | CPL | Gunner | |||
| Donald W. Holderbein | CPL | Gunner | |||
| Eugene W. Ludwick | SGT | Gunner | |||
| Donal A. Schaeffer | CPL | Gunner | |||
| MISSION INFO | |||||
| MISSION | DATE | NAME | ID | S/N | TYPE |
| 126 | 01/03/45 | TB | 43-37835 | B17G | |
| 127 | 01/03/45 | TB | 43-37835 | B17G | |
| 128 | 01/05/45 | Homesick Angel | DC | 44-6312 | B17G |
| 131 | 01/13/45 | Lady V | DR | 43-37856 | B17G |
| 134 | 01/18/45 | Umbriago | NM | 43-37983 | B17G |
| 136 | 01/21/45 | DS | 42-98001 | B17G | |
| 145 | 02/16/45 | California's Golden Bare | TD | 43-39091 | B17G |
| 168 | 03/18/45 | Lush Thrush | PT | 44-8657 | B17G |
| 169 | 03/19/45 | PJ | 44-8074 | B17G | |
| 172 | 03/23/45 | PN | 44-8132 | B17G | |
| 173 | 03/24/45 | PA | 44-8002 | B17G | |
| 176 | 03/31/45 | PN | 44-8132 | B17G | |
| 178 | 04/04/45 | PP | 44-8035 | B17G | |
| 183 | 04/10/45 | PK | 44-8663 | B17G | |
| 184 | 04/11/45 | PN | 44-8132 | B17G | |
| 187 | 04/16/45 | PN | 44-8132 | B17G | |
| Created 09/01/99 | Modified 12/04/19 |
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