B-17F-85-BO
, 42-30038
B-17F-85-BO
, 42-30038
Lost on June 25, 1943
(From left :) 2nd Lt Jack L. Clark B KIA, 1st Lt Paul J. Schmalenbach P KIA,
T/Sgt Eugene M. Beck E KIA, F/O George W. Cox CP KIA, 1st Lt John F. Brown N POW
Crew Boeing B-17F-85-BO # 42-30038 349th BS 100th BG
[photo from 100th Bomb Group (H) ]
Original 100th BG by James R. Brown
Crew #3
Aircraft #42-30038 MACR #270
Original Crew
1st Lt Paul J. Schmalenbach P KIA 25-Jun-43 Bremen
F/O George W. Cox CP KIA 25-Jun-43 Bremen
1st Lt John F. Brown N POW 25-Jun-43 Bremen
2nd Lt Jack L. Clark B KIA 25-Jun-43 Bremen
T/Sgt Eugene M. Beck E KIA 25-Jun-43 Bremen
Pvt Anthony J. Russon WG KIA 25-Jun-43 Bremen
T/Sgt Frank J. Podbielski R POW 25-Jun-43 Bremen
S/Sgt Norman C. Goodwin BT POW 25-Jun-43 Bremen
S/Sgt William C. Lucas WG POW 25-Jun-43 Bremen
S/Sgt Lewis W. Priegal TG KIA 25-Jun-43 Bremen
According to a German report this plane was shot down "into the sea 20 km North of Wangerooge" one of he Frisian Islands and Norman Goodwin was recovered from the sea, taken to a hospital on the island of Norderney where an "amputation of his left thigh" was performed. Goodwin was subsequently returned to the U.S.
John Brown was also picked up from the sea and sent to a hospital at Sanderbusch. Both Frank Podbielski and William Lucas were "recovered by a Coastguard boat at 1000 hours and transferred to DulagLuft, Oberursel on 26 June 1943."
A statement made by Frank Podbielski in which he described the final minutes of his aircraft says, in part, "After 30 minutes of combat action, the top turret guns were silent. T/Sgt. Beck could have been wounded or killed.
Sgt. Goodwin lay wounded on the floor of radio room,
Sgt. Russo lay wounded to the right of the ball turret after administering first aid to Goodwin."
serial number
plane type / name
squadron
code
date lost
reason
mission lost on
pilot / crew
42-30038
Boeing B-17F-85-BO
("Bar Fly")
100 BG
349 BSXR-?
June 25, 1943
fighter
Bremen
Crash Location
North Sea1st Lt Paul J. Schmalenbach P KIA
F/O George W. Cox CP KIA
1st Lt John F. Brown N POW
2nd Lt Jack L. Clark B KIA
T/Sgt Eugene M. Beck E KIA
Pvt Anthony J. Russon WG KIA
T/Sgt Frank J. Podbielski R POW
S/Sgt Norman C. Goodwin BT POW
S/Sgt William C. Lucas WG POW
S/Sgt Lewis W. Priegal TG KIA
MACR 270
