USAAF B-17G “Blue Streak” 43-37883 going down in flames after being hit by flak while dropping their bombs on the synthetic oil plant at Merseburg, Germany – November 2, 1944 [1008×1013]

“Blue Streak” was with the 834th Bombardment Squadron, 486th Bomb Group, based at RAF Sudbury.

All nine of the crew were Killed;
2Lt David M. Paris
2Lt Eugene F. Schmidt
NAV 1Lt William H. Beeson
BOMB 1Lt Walter A. Rousky
ENG/TT CPT John Y. McGill
RO SGT Nicholas D. Puglia
BT SGT John C. Burch
WG SGT Calvin B. Herrick
TG SGT Warren L. Rudiger

Picture taken from another B-17

USAAF Photographer
IWM EA 39042 WWP-PD