1st Lt. Lawrence deLancey crippled B-17 at Nuthampstead - October 15, 1944


Front View of deLancey crippled B-17 at Nuthampstead - October 15, 1944


Nose View of deLancey crippled B-17 at Nuthampstead
October 15, 1944



DeLancey's Crew's Crippled B-17 - 15 October 1944

Information about this photograph:

  1. Aircraft No: 43-38172
  2. Tail Letter: P; Fuselage ID: 3O-P
  3. Group/Squadron: 398th, 601st
  4. Official Name of Aircraft: Unknown
  5. Date of Photographs: 17 October 1944
  6. Photo Location: Nuthampstead
  7. Crew at time of Photograph: DeLancey's Crew
  8. Final Disposition of A/C: Unknown – Declared Salvaged 15 Oct 1944
  9. Interpretive Comments: Above are a series of photographs of the B-17 aircraft flown back to the 398th's Nuthampstead base after a mission to Cologne on 15 Oct 1944. All survived, including the aircraft, except S/Sgt. George E. Abbott, the togglier, who was killed instantly.
  10. Related Information: Additional information about this crash can be found in the Remembrances Section article: It Was a Fortress Coming Home by Allen Ostrom

The DeLancey's Crew at the time of the photograph:

  1. 1st Lt. Lawrence M. DeLancey, Pilot
  2. 1st Lt. Phillip H. Stahlman, Co-Pilot
  3. 2nd Lt. Raymond J. LeDoux, Navigator
  4. S/Sgt. George E. Abbott, Togglier, KIA
  5. T/Sgt. Benjamin H. Ruckel, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner;
  6. T/Sgt. Wendell A. Reed, Radio Operator, Gunner
  7. T/Sgt. Russell A. Lachman, Waist Gunner
  8. S/Sgt. Albert Albro, Ball Turret Gunner
  9. S/Sgt. Herbert D. Guild, Tail Gunner.

Source Infomation:

  1. Photo Source: 398th's "Jack's Books"
  2. Photo Reference: 43-38172-3O-P_19441015_JBka-c
  3. Photographer: Unknown but probably 398th base photographer.
  4. Information compiled by the 398th Web team with special thanks to Lee Anne Bradley.
  5. If you would like to add information about this photograph, please contact our Aircraft Photo Coordinator. Please include the title.





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