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Front row (L-R): Peter Uruski, Navigator, Jacob Bartl, Pilot, Edwin Brown, Co-Pilot. Standing (L-R): Teddy Joe Ellis, Tail Gunner; Lewis Tolson, Waist Gunner; Everett Hendrix, FE top gunner; Richard Lavery, Nose Gunner; William T. Veazey, Radio Operator. (submitted by Frances (Bartl) Beerle) Bartl and crew were shot down and destroyed on a mission to Dresden, Germany on April 17, 1945. Near Brux the #3 engine was hit by flak and the aircraft caught fire. It then rolled over on its back and began to go down smoking. A few seconds later the right wing came off and later at an altitude of about 10,000 feet the aircraft exploded. The eyewitnesses reported seeing no parachutes from the plane. The entire crew was killed in action. (MACR 14186) |
| CREW INFO | |||||
| Name | Rank | Position | First Mission | Last Mission | Status |
| Jacob V. Bartl | 2nd LT | Pilot | 03/28/45 | 04/17/45 | KIA |
| Edwin H. Brown | F/O | Copilot | 04/17/45 | KIA | |
| Peter M. Uruski | F/O | Navigator | 04/17/45 | KIA | |
| Everett U. Hendrix, Jr. | SGT | FE/Top | 04/17/45 | KIA | |
| William T. Veazey | SGT | Radio | 04/17/45 | KIA | |
| Jose E. Aragon | SGT | Ball | 04/17/45 | KIA | |
| Lewis Tolson, Jr. | T/SGT | Waist | 04/17/45 | KIA | |
| Richard J. Lavery | SGT | Nose | 04/17/45 | KIA | |
| Teddy Joe Ellis | SGT | Tail | 04/17/45 | KIA | |
| MISSION INFO | |||||
| Mission | Date | Name | ID | S/N | Type |
| 174 | 03/28/45 | Homesick Angel | DC | 44-6312 | B17G |
| 175 | 03/30/45 | DA | 43-37996 | B17G | |
| 184 | 04/11/45 | Oh Miss Agnes | NB | 43-38001 | B17G |
| 185 | 04/14/45 | TP | 43-37970 | B17G | |
| 186 | 04/15/45 | The Old Yard Dog | TF | 42-98006 | B17G |
| 188 | 04/17/45 | Pursuit of Happiness | PL | 43-37931 | B17G |
| Completed 6 Missions | |||||
| Created 06/12/99 | Modified 12/04/19 |
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