Howard was the radio operator on a B17 flying fortress for the 603rd heavy bomber squadron and was part of the Spangler crew. He was one of five crew on a B17, which crashed on January 2nd 1945. There were no survivors.
Crew members lost on B17 43-38944:
1Lt. Donald J De Cleene, Pilot
2Lt. Maynard Stravinski, Co-pilot
Flt Off. Thomas Manos, Navigator
TSgt. Howard F Ayers, Radio Operator
TSgt. Frank E Garry Jr., Engineer
Ayers and Garry were both part of the Spangler crew,
which was made up of:
Pilot Harold F Spangler
Co-Pilot Robert E Weidig
Navigator James Van Buren Mayhall
Bombardier John Henry Schanzbach
Ball turret gunner Carl J Tope
Waist gunner Gerard R Bacon
Waist gunner Donald King
Tail gunner Joseph P Tola
Crew members lost on B17 43-38944:
1Lt. Donald J De Cleene, Pilot
2Lt. Maynard Stravinski, Co-pilot
Flt Off. Thomas Manos, Navigator
TSgt. Howard F Ayers, Radio Operator
TSgt. Frank E Garry Jr., Engineer
Ayers and Garry were both part of the Spangler crew,
which was made up of:
Pilot Harold F Spangler
Co-Pilot Robert E Weidig
Navigator James Van Buren Mayhall
Bombardier John Henry Schanzbach
Ball turret gunner Carl J Tope
Waist gunner Gerard R Bacon
Waist gunner Donald King
Tail gunner Joseph P Tola
Howard was the radio operator on a B17 flying fortress for the 603rd heavy bomber squadron and was part of the Spangler crew. He was one of five crew on a B17, which crashed on January 2nd 1945. There were no survivors.
Crew members lost on B17 43-38944:
1Lt. Donald J De Cleene, Pilot
2Lt. Maynard Stravinski, Co-pilot
Flt Off. Thomas Manos, Navigator
TSgt. Howard F Ayers, Radio Operator
TSgt. Frank E Garry Jr., Engineer
Ayers and Garry were both part of the Spangler crew,
which was made up of:
Pilot Harold F Spangler
Co-Pilot Robert E Weidig
Navigator James Van Buren Mayhall
Bombardier John Henry Schanzbach
Ball turret gunner Carl J Tope
Waist gunner Gerard R Bacon
Waist gunner Donald King
Tail gunner Joseph P Tola
Crew members lost on B17 43-38944:
1Lt. Donald J De Cleene, Pilot
2Lt. Maynard Stravinski, Co-pilot
Flt Off. Thomas Manos, Navigator
TSgt. Howard F Ayers, Radio Operator
TSgt. Frank E Garry Jr., Engineer
Ayers and Garry were both part of the Spangler crew,
which was made up of:
Pilot Harold F Spangler
Co-Pilot Robert E Weidig
Navigator James Van Buren Mayhall
Bombardier John Henry Schanzbach
Ball turret gunner Carl J Tope
Waist gunner Gerard R Bacon
Waist gunner Donald King
Tail gunner Joseph P Tola
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