43-37603 I'll Be Around
Note : This B-17G, Serial Number 43-37603, named, I'll Be Around, should not be mistaken for several other B-17Gs, also named, I'll Be Around, after the name of an American contemporary popular song, "I'll Be Around", in 1944.
B-17G-65-BO: 43-37603
Manufacturer: Boeing
Bomb Group: 96th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: 338th Bomb Squadron
RCL: BX-R
Fate: Lost to flak. 10 September 1944. MACR 8809
The B-17G, 43-37603, named, I'll Be Around, was delivered to Cheyenne 3/5/44; Hunter 16/5/44; Grenier 3/6/44; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-R] Snetterton 3/6/44;
The B-17G airplane, I'll Be Around, was being flown by Lt. Oscar Williamson when it failed to return (FTR) from a mission to Nurnberg, Germany. 10/9/44 It's command pilot, Lt. Williamson, was, first, mistakenly listed as KIA, for the second time, then, later, listed correctly as a POW. Aircraft was hit by flak, crashed near Laubenthal, Germany, NW of Ingolstadt, Germany. 10 POW. 10 Sep 44. MACR 8809
Lt. Oscar Williamson's Crew on, the B-17G - I'll Be Around :
Copilot Jim Haynes
Navigator: Wiley Williams
Bombardier: John Greene
Flight engineer/ Top Turret Gunner: Bill Lowery
Radio Operator: Bruce Sleeper
Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Tharat
Waist Gunner: Henry Dirocco
Tail Gunner: Bill Montgomery
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: - Ill Be Around aka The Skillet
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Saint
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ill Be Around
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
Germany | 10 September 1944 |