Date & Time:
Apr 17, 1943 at 1325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
42-29625
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Thurleigh - Thurleigh
MSN:
4739
YOM:
1942
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thurleigh on an operation to the Focke-Wulf aircraft factory at Bremen. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the vicinity of Bremen-Neuenland Airport. Three crew members were killed and seven others became PoW.
Crew:
Cpt Craig J. Harwood, pilot, †
Gerry Clymer, copilot,
Lou Enloe, flight engineer,
Harry Whiteman, navigator,
Bob Robel, radio operator,
Frank Wolinski, bombardier,
S/Sgt William S. Buchanan, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Joseph E. Collette, air gunner, †
Clint Collins, air gunner,
Ray Eriksen, air gunner.
Crew:
Cpt Craig J. Harwood, pilot, †
Gerry Clymer, copilot,
Lou Enloe, flight engineer,
Harry Whiteman, navigator,
Bob Robel, radio operator,
Frank Wolinski, bombardier,
S/Sgt William S. Buchanan, air gunner, †
S/Sgt Joseph E. Collette, air gunner, †
Clint Collins, air gunner,
Ray Eriksen, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
