Aircraft

43-38503

817thlost with the 483rd, 7 February 1945

Type: B-17G-90-BO (Boeing)
Assigned to the 483rd: 28 September 1944
Loss: MACR 12128 · mission 154, 7 February 1945
Sources: Association page · American Air Museum · b17flyingfortress.de

Loss and incident records

MACR 12128 · 7 February 1945 · mission 154, 7 February 1945

History

10 August 1944Delivered Cheyenne
18 August 1944Kearney
9 September 1944Grenier
28 September 1944Assigned 817BS/483BG Sterparone
Missing in Action Vienna 7/2/45 with Lynn Borders, Eisher, Polites, O’Connell, Dunn, Koenigs, McQuiston, Marks, Meyers (9 evaded capture & return 14/3/45)
flak, crash landed Papa
Missing Air Crew Report 12128

Dates and events from Dave Osborne's B-17 Master Log, as published by b17flyingfortress.de; wording condensed to the facts.

Photographs and loss sheets

B-17 43-38503 B-17 G 90 BO · view at 15thaf.org
B-17 43-38503 B-17 G 90 BO · view at 15thaf.org
Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 43-38503, mission 154 Vienna, Austria · 7 February 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 43-38503, mission 154 Vienna, Austria · 7 February 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 43-38503, mission 154 Vienna, Austria · 7 February 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 43-38503, mission 154 Vienna, Austria · 7 February 1945 · view at 15thaf.org
Loss sheet or report scan for B-17 43-38503, mission 154 Vienna, Austria · 7 February 1945 · view at 15thaf.org

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Statements

Eyewitness statement, page 4 · 7 February 1945

OPERATIONS
817th Bombardment Squadron (H)
Office of the Operations Officer
8 February, 1945.
STATEMENT
Just after the bomb run I saw a ship lagging behind. I
looked for Ship 503, but could not find it. This ship was, or
had lost altitude. when I saw it, and later I heard the tail
gunner say it turned for the Russian lines. I looked and saw or
thought I could see him. Thats all I observed.
W.E. Spragre
W.E. Sprague, 19205777,
s/Sgt. Ball Turret,
Crew No. 720.

National Archives, MACR 12128, page 4 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

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