Casualty of WWII,Howard was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces-391st Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, Heavy~Service # 36866087. He entered the Service from Michigan. Awards: Purple Heart.
Sgt. Armstrong was a waist gunner. Killed in a mid-air collision with a 452nd BG B-17 during assembly on 26 Mar 1945. He was in B-17G #43-38402.
On Monday, 26th March 1945, a Boeing B-17G “Flying Fortress” (# 43-38402) was returning from a mission to bomb the panzer factory at Plauen. The Pilot, 2/Lt. Hugh H. McCutchan, found inclement weather over Suffolk. The 34th Bomb Group leader instructed the squadron leaders to peel off the aircraft on top of the cloud layer and to make an instrument descent through the cloud. At approximately 18:02 an explosion was seen from the control tower at Mendlesham, closely followed by a second. Investigation revealed that there had been a mid-air collision and one aircraft, piloted by McCutchan, had come down at Shrubbery Farm, Cretingham. The other was identified as a B-17 from the 452nd Bomb Group based at Deopham Green. This aircraft crashed at Red House Farm, Framsden. All 18 men on board the two aircraft were killed.
Crew of B-17G 43-38402:
2/Lt. Hugh H McCutchan - Pilot
2/Lt. James A Holt – Co-Pilot
F/O Julius H Bowers – Navigator
Sgt. Paul E Sheetz - Bombardier
Sgt. Thomas J Dalton – Engineer
Sgt. Bert W Servo – Radio Operator
Sgt. John B Lamkin – Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Howard J Armstrong – Waist Gunner
Sgt. Irrin Meltz – Tail Gunner
Sgt. Armstrong was a waist gunner. Killed in a mid-air collision with a 452nd BG B-17 during assembly on 26 Mar 1945. He was in B-17G #43-38402.
On Monday, 26th March 1945, a Boeing B-17G “Flying Fortress” (# 43-38402) was returning from a mission to bomb the panzer factory at Plauen. The Pilot, 2/Lt. Hugh H. McCutchan, found inclement weather over Suffolk. The 34th Bomb Group leader instructed the squadron leaders to peel off the aircraft on top of the cloud layer and to make an instrument descent through the cloud. At approximately 18:02 an explosion was seen from the control tower at Mendlesham, closely followed by a second. Investigation revealed that there had been a mid-air collision and one aircraft, piloted by McCutchan, had come down at Shrubbery Farm, Cretingham. The other was identified as a B-17 from the 452nd Bomb Group based at Deopham Green. This aircraft crashed at Red House Farm, Framsden. All 18 men on board the two aircraft were killed.
Crew of B-17G 43-38402:
2/Lt. Hugh H McCutchan - Pilot
2/Lt. James A Holt – Co-Pilot
F/O Julius H Bowers – Navigator
Sgt. Paul E Sheetz - Bombardier
Sgt. Thomas J Dalton – Engineer
Sgt. Bert W Servo – Radio Operator
Sgt. John B Lamkin – Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Howard J Armstrong – Waist Gunner
Sgt. Irrin Meltz – Tail Gunner
Casualty of WWII,Howard was a Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces-391st Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, Heavy~Service # 36866087. He entered the Service from Michigan. Awards: Purple Heart.
Sgt. Armstrong was a waist gunner. Killed in a mid-air collision with a 452nd BG B-17 during assembly on 26 Mar 1945. He was in B-17G #43-38402.
On Monday, 26th March 1945, a Boeing B-17G “Flying Fortress” (# 43-38402) was returning from a mission to bomb the panzer factory at Plauen. The Pilot, 2/Lt. Hugh H. McCutchan, found inclement weather over Suffolk. The 34th Bomb Group leader instructed the squadron leaders to peel off the aircraft on top of the cloud layer and to make an instrument descent through the cloud. At approximately 18:02 an explosion was seen from the control tower at Mendlesham, closely followed by a second. Investigation revealed that there had been a mid-air collision and one aircraft, piloted by McCutchan, had come down at Shrubbery Farm, Cretingham. The other was identified as a B-17 from the 452nd Bomb Group based at Deopham Green. This aircraft crashed at Red House Farm, Framsden. All 18 men on board the two aircraft were killed.
Crew of B-17G 43-38402:
2/Lt. Hugh H McCutchan - Pilot
2/Lt. James A Holt – Co-Pilot
F/O Julius H Bowers – Navigator
Sgt. Paul E Sheetz - Bombardier
Sgt. Thomas J Dalton – Engineer
Sgt. Bert W Servo – Radio Operator
Sgt. John B Lamkin – Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Howard J Armstrong – Waist Gunner
Sgt. Irrin Meltz – Tail Gunner
Sgt. Armstrong was a waist gunner. Killed in a mid-air collision with a 452nd BG B-17 during assembly on 26 Mar 1945. He was in B-17G #43-38402.
On Monday, 26th March 1945, a Boeing B-17G “Flying Fortress” (# 43-38402) was returning from a mission to bomb the panzer factory at Plauen. The Pilot, 2/Lt. Hugh H. McCutchan, found inclement weather over Suffolk. The 34th Bomb Group leader instructed the squadron leaders to peel off the aircraft on top of the cloud layer and to make an instrument descent through the cloud. At approximately 18:02 an explosion was seen from the control tower at Mendlesham, closely followed by a second. Investigation revealed that there had been a mid-air collision and one aircraft, piloted by McCutchan, had come down at Shrubbery Farm, Cretingham. The other was identified as a B-17 from the 452nd Bomb Group based at Deopham Green. This aircraft crashed at Red House Farm, Framsden. All 18 men on board the two aircraft were killed.
Crew of B-17G 43-38402:
2/Lt. Hugh H McCutchan - Pilot
2/Lt. James A Holt – Co-Pilot
F/O Julius H Bowers – Navigator
Sgt. Paul E Sheetz - Bombardier
Sgt. Thomas J Dalton – Engineer
Sgt. Bert W Servo – Radio Operator
Sgt. John B Lamkin – Ball Turret Gunner
Sgt. Howard J Armstrong – Waist Gunner
Sgt. Irrin Meltz – Tail Gunner
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