B-17G-50-DL 44-6460
Flight listings for 44-6460
These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.
| 447th Mission (Date) | Target | Pilot | Notes |
| #140 (09-Sep-44) | Besancon, France | Fargason, B. | |
| #141 (10-Sep-44) | Giebelstadt, Germany | Wilder, W. M. | |
| #143 (12-Sep-44) | Bohlen & Fulda, Germany | Wilder, W. M. | Target of Opportunity |
| #144 (13-Sep-44) | Stuttgart, Germany | Wilder, W. M. | |
| #145 (17-Sep-44) | Arnheim, Holland | Wilder, W. M. | |
| #148 (25-Sep-44) | Ludwigshafen, Germany | Wilder, W. M. | |
| #149 (26-Sep-44) | Bremen, Germany | Whiting, R. E. | |
| #152 (02-Oct-44) | Kassel, Germany | Wilder, W. M. | CRASHED |
During assembly for Kassel 2/10/44) 44-6460 with the William M. Wilder crew aboard, had a mid-air collision with 43-38245 with Clifford Leach crew aboard; cr Treacies’ Farm, Kettlebaston, UK; sal
William M. Wilder crew aboard 44-6460
| Lt. W. Wilder | Pilot | KIA |
| Lt. N. Manock | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Lt. E. Mishler | Navigator | |
| Lt. C. McGuire | Bombardier | KIA |
| T/Sgt W. Easkins | Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| T/Sgt C. Genova | Radio Operator | KIA |
| S/Sgt E. Suarez | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| S/Sgt T. Wiltse | Waist Gunner | KIA |
| S/Sgt H. Lee | Tail Gunner | KIA |
Clifford T. Leach crew aboard 43-38245
| Capt Cliff Leach | Pilot | KIA |
| Dave Bowen | Co-Pilot | KIA |
| Don Rubin | Navigator | KIA |
| Bill Rogers | Bombardier | KIA |
| Earl Riggs | Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| Clyde Klee | Radio Operator | KIA |
| Bill Haines | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| John Henry | Waist Gunner | KIA |
| Carl Reitzel Jr. | Tail Gunner | KIA |
Clyde R. Klee; Radio Operator aboard 43-38245 in the collision, KIA
Maddingley Cemetery, United Kingdom, Clyde R Klee, 447th BG, (B-17 Radio-Operator/Waist Gunner was killed in a mid-air collision between two aircraft while departing Rattlesden Airfield on a combat mission over Germany. He was twenty-two years old and had flown over 20 combat missions.
Some photos/information provided by:
- Hal Kiena
Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database