Museum 119 virtual tour - Room III. / Midday

Crew of Lt. Harold R. Taylor (100th BG) - B-17G 43-38076 - 8 KIA, 1 POW - crashed at Kretscham-Rotensehma, Ger. 11.9.1944

*Global look on showcase dedicated to the Taylor crew*	*Site near of German village Kretscham, where the A/C 076 stopped it´s crashlanding*	Separate looks to the left and right side of the showcase with many personal crew equipment and instrument wreckage. This photo is as the showcase looks before 2001. Now is a little re-designed


*Detail of the left side of the showcase. Note the Army type spoon and jack pluggers (far right)*	*Detail of the center part of the showcase. Note the fuzes, buttons, pocket knife and the glass cullets from red and blue position and formation lights*	*Pressure gauge mechanism of an instrument* "We were a good team..." remembers sadly the sole survivor of the crew, waist gunner Harry Everhart while his remembrances; we have visited him in 2000. On the photo he is with a piece from his plane
This area is dedicated to the crew Lt. Harold R. Taylor - KIA Lt. Joseph E. Kitto - KIA Lt. Horace W. Teague - KIA Lt. Martin W. Nielson - KIA T/Sgt. Rex V. Runyan - KIA T/Sgt. Frederick B. Nichols - KIA S/Sgt. Perry L. Olson - KIA S/Sgt. Harry D. Everhart - POW S/Sgt. William D. Ebbert - KIA		The B-17 43-38076 crashed while emergency landing near of Kretscham-Rotensehma, killing the whole crew but the waist gunner Sgt. Everhart. Kretscham is just about 5 kilometers away from Kovarska. In 1999 we were able to locate and contact the only survivor of the crew, Sgt. Harry Everhart. Visied him the very next year. Since then we were able also to set very helpful contact with family of the KIA tail gunner, William Ebbert.

Crew of Lt. Joseph H. Raine (100th BG) - B-17G 43-38047 - 6 KIA, 3 POW - crashed near of Tellerhäuser, Ger. 11.9.1944

*Detail of the first panel dedicated to the Joe Raine crew. Portrait photos of Joseph Raine (KIA), Cowan Meacham (POW) and Elmer Farnsworth (KIA)*	*Detail of the second panel dedicated to the Joe Raine crew. Portrait photos of Lew E. Wallace (POW), and Philip D. Pitts (KIA)*	*Detail of some wreckage of the plane. The fuel tank gap blinding. Far right a dynamo in excellent condtion, donated by a eyewitness*	*A piece of the internal construction. Note the holes probably by the own bomb shells which exploded after the crash*


*Aluminum piece with the usual "Alcoa Alclad" writing*	*Stainless steel cover from the engine housing. Note the holes resulted by shels from German explosive ammunition*	*Part of the wing flap (landing flaps) pull-out system.*	*Lew and Norma Wallace on 100th BG reunion - October 2003 in Houston, TX. In right hand Lew has a piece from his B-17 which we bring for him from the crashsite...*
This area is dedicated to the crew Lt. Joseph H. Raine - KIA Lt. Lew E. Wallace - POW Lt. Howard J., Jr. Kalbach - KIA Lt. Philip D. Pitts - KIA T/Sgt. Walter F. Jorgensen - POW T/Sgt. Vincent S. Linguanti - KIA S/Sgt. Elmer L. Farnsworth - KIA S/Sgt. Edward Weinstein - KIA (DOW) S/Sgt. John Cowan Meacham - POW		This B-17 piloted by Joseph Raine and Lew Wallace was one of them which were shot down in the very first attack by fighters of II.Sturm/JG 4. Only four men managed to survive, but one of them died later of his wounds. Plane crashed in area Tellerhäuser, Germany.
In 1997 we were able to set contact with the copilot Lew Wallace, then also the tail gunner Cowan Meacham and families of the KIA airmen Philip Pitts (in 2003 met his brother Marion and niece Karen), contact with sister Eva and brother John of Elmer Farnsworth and widow of Vincent Linguanti.

Crew of Lt. Wersley R. Carlton (100th BG) - B-17G 42-97154 - 7 KIA, 2 POW - crashed at Kretscham-Rotensehma, Ger. 11.9.1944

*Global look on showcase dedicated to the Carlton crew*	*Pieces of a parachute which had no chance to help its airman to survive...*	*Pieces of the leather flying helmet, buckles for the oxigen mask and pieces of gogles*	*Silver neck chain, wrecked wrist watches and two coins*


*Wrecked manufacture pate from an engine Wright Cyclone*	*Anti burning cream*	*Pieces from the ball turret gunner where his plane protected Sgt. Ralph Jacobson (KIA)*	*Wrecked part of the radio system, piece from burned chute and pieces from the silk escape map (above), etc.*
This area is dedicated to the crew Lt. Wesley R. Carlton - KIA Lt. Edward F. Neu - POW Lt. Hugh R. Davidson - POW Lt. Jack L. Eppendorf - KIA T/Sgt. Hike H. Bagdasian - KIA T/Sgt. Milton S. Edelstein - KIA S/Sgt. Ralph E. Jacobson - KIA S/Sgt. William U. Schaeffer - KIA S/Sgt. George E. Watrous - KIA		B-17 piloted by Wesley Carlton exploded in midair after heavy damages by the Fockewulfs. Only two crewmembers survived before the plane crashed at forrrested hill near of Neurof, Germany. In around 2000 we were able to set contact with family of Edward Neu, but it was then lost almost immediately. We would very appreciate any help on way of "re-joining" of this contact and contacts with any other family of left mentioned crewmembers...

Crew of Lt. Hugh E. Holladay (100th BG) - B-17G 42-102695 - 5 KIA, 4 POW - crashed in Crottendorf, Ger. 11.9.1944
			PHOTO (coming soon)
*Look on the wall panel dedicated to the Holladay crew*	*A piece of the wing structure, donated by the local eyewitness, like as the part on the photo on right*	*Very valuable part of the plane... this is not a egg-cooking tool, but the escape hatch from the nose of the plane.*	*Family of the co-pilot, Lt. Howard Potts - wife and three daughters visited this museum in 1997, 1998*
This area is dedicated to the crew Lt. Hugh E. Holladay - POW Lt. Howard E. Potts - POW Lt. Roy M. Lynch - KIA Lt. Joseph E. Michaud - POW T/Sgt. Nick C. Marrale - POW T/Sgt. Herlan R. Tarter - KIA S/Sgt. Delbert M. Gadberry - KIA S/Sgt. Nick R. DeSanto - KIA S/Sgt. Robert F. Duncan - KIA		This B-17 exploded in midair over german village Crottendorf, breaking to some parts. After crash exploded the bomb load, which almost completely destroyed two hauses in Crottendorf. Five crewmembers from this plane were killed...
First contact in relation to this crew we were able to set in 1997. Daghter of the copilot, Monica Potts (USAF) attended the museum opening ceremony. Two other daughters and widow of Howard Potts, we met the very next year when visited our museum and the crashsite (and once more in Omaha, NE, 2001). In 1997 we contacted also Mrs. Marrale. One of Howard Potts daughters, Deb, was very helping on way of research about crew of this plane. Deb Potts was able find and contact other families like Holladay and Gadberry. The pilot, Hugh Holladay died in 2003, shortly after we set contact with his son.

Crew of Capt. John S. Giles, Jr. (100th BG) - B-17G 43-37863 - 9 POW - crashed at Bozi Dar (Gottesgab), CZ 11.9.1944

*Global look on area dedicated to the Giles crew. Note the pilot side window frame and the flak west piece over the showcase*	*Detail of the showcase with various pieces of the personal equipment and instruments*	*Manifold presure gauge detail*	*Piece from the tail turret compartment*


*Below the showcase are an unknown armor plate, piece of the fuel tank mounting cover, bomb shell and part of the bomb bay structure damaged by it´s own bombs exploded after the crash*	*Some personal items such as the money pocket. Note the "eagle" pin from the officer cap (right bottom)*	*Crashsite of this plane in woods near of the Bozi Dar* *(on right) crater made by the bomb load of the plane when it hit the ground in terrific explosion. Fortunatelly, on this case, without crew...*
This area is dedicated to the crew Capt. John S. Giles, Jr. - POW Lt. John M. Shelly - POW Lt. Kenneth S. Welty - POW Lt. Harry H. Skelton - POW T/Sgt. Andrew G. Leuthold - POW T/Sgt. Elzo Bevan - POW S/Sgt. Norbert O. DePauw - POW S/Sgt. Albert S. Pela - POW S/Sgt. Robert S. Rowley - POW		B-17 piloted Capt. John Giles was the leading plane of the low squadron, which was completely destroyed. This plane was set on fire by German fighters and the entire crew was able to bail out. Plane crashed near of Bozi Dar (Gottesgab) in Czech Republic.
We were able to set contact with the original navigator of this crew Charlie Gunter, who did not flew this mission with his original crew (see details at section 5 of the room III). At 100th BG Reunion in SLC (1997) we met Charlie personally, unfortunately he passed away in 2002. Later we set contact with family of John Shelly and with family of Norbert DePauw.

Uffz. Siegfried Zuber (II.Sturm/JG 4) - FW 190A-8/R2 - KIA crashed at Neudorf 11.9.1944

*Global look on showcase dedicated to Siegfried Zuber with some personal things, the "Spornrad" and parts of ammunition system*	*Engine BMW 801D from Zuber´s Sturmböck which we have recovered from the crater*	*The magneto switcher, still switched on the "M1+M2" position...*	*Plate covering the ammo boxes for 20 mm*


*"Paratrooper" knife used by many Luftwaffe pilots, damaged by the crash, but in great condition - after more than 50 years in the earth contaminated by fuel and oil*	*Detail of showcase with rests of Siegfried Zuber´s shoes. On back a hammer of the 20 mm cannon and the tail wheel leg.*	*Fuel distribution pump*	*Part of the main wheel tire*
Siegfried Zuber died after his FW 190 crash in forest close to Neudorf, Germany. He was probably from Schweinfurt. In 1995 he was the first JG 4 cassualty which name we knew, thanks to statement by eyewitness Heinz Ficker, who was on the site before the a/c explosion and identified also the crashsite for us.

Fhj. Uffz. Günther Jung. (II.Sturm/JG 4) - FW 190A-8/R2 - KIA crashed at Neudorf, Ger. 11.9.1944

	*Area with the only found piece from Sturmböck piloted by Günter Jung. On left "his" panel with personnal photo & photo of crashsite and wreckage taken in 1944.*
On right - note the small panel dedicated to one victorios pilot of this Staffel - Dr. Herbert Chlond, who shot down one B-17 on that day and later visited this museum in 2000. Note also photo of Uffz. Erwin Kabiol, KIA near of Zschoppau 11.9.1944

Lt. Günther Kunst (II.Sturm/JG 4) - FW 190A-8/R2 - KIA crashed at Neudorf, Ger. 11.9.1944

			PHOTO (coming soon)
*Look to the showcase dedicated to Lt. Günter Kunst (the left half)*	*A table dedicated to Lt. Kunst. On right - photo of his grave in Neudorf*	*Some wreckage of Kunst´s Sturmböck still at the crashsite near of Neudorf*
Günter Kunst was killed, like as Zuber and Jung in area of Neudorf, Germany. On the Museum opening ceremony in 1997 we were visited by his family - brother and sister

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