B-17 Fortress Jaynee B plate

Plaque B-17 Jaynee B On March 20, 1944, the flying fortressB-17 Jaynee B of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th bomb squadron of the 8th US Air Force took off from England to bomb Mannheim. Following difficult weather conditions but above all mechanical problems the B-17 piloted by Lieutenant George Mc Intosh attempts a ditching. The crew was rescued by sailors from the "avant garde" a fishing boat registered in the port of Audierne. The crew were aboard a dinghy as the plane sank. The ship deposited the American crew at the nearest point where the Germans were waiting...

Crew:

1st Lt George Benett Jr McInstosh. Pilot, captured.
2nd Lt Robert John Fowler, Copilot, captured.
1st Lt Nicholas Richard Rabay, navigator, captured.
2nd Lt Carl William Dittus, bombardier, captured.
T/Sergeant Harry F Dever, mechanic, captured.
T/Sergeant Russel Myron Rose, radio, captured.
S/Sergeant Garland Chandler Carson, machine gunner, captured.
S/Sergeant Robert Stanley Matcham, machine gunner, captured.
S/Sergeant Eugene Francis Copp, machine gunner, captured.
S/Sergeant Clyde Vandon Craig, machine gunner, captured.

Plaque B-17 Jaynee B On March 20, 1944, the flying fortressB-17 Jaynee B of the 381st Bomb Group, 535th bomb squadron of the 8th US Air Force took off from England to bomb Mannheim. Following difficult weather conditions but above all mechanical problems the B-17 piloted by Lieutenant George Mc Intosh attempts a ditching. The crew was rescued by sailors from the avant garde a fishing boat registered in the port of Audierne. The crew were aboard a dinghy as the plane sank. The ship deposited the American crew at the nearest point where the Germans were waiting... Crew: 1st Lt George Benett Jr McInstosh. Pilot, captured. 2nd Lt Robert John Fowler, Copilot, captured. 1st Lt Nicholas Richard Rabay, navigator, captured. 2nd Lt Carl William Dittus, bombardier, captured. T Sergeant Harry F Dever, mechanic, captured. T Sergeant Russel Myron Rose, radio, captured. S Sergeant Garland Chandler Carson, machine gunner, captured. S Sergeant Robert Stanley Matcham, machine gunner, captured. S Sergeant Eugene Francis Copp, machine gunner, captured. S Sergeant Clyde Vandon Craig, machine gunner, captured.