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| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-110-BO: 42-30532 bis 42-30616 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 337th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 728 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Flak (15 September 1943) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-30607 / Pat Hand
Delivered Cheyenne 28/6/43; Kearney 14/7/43; Dow Fd 18/7/43; Assigned 337BS/96BG [AW- ] Snetterton 18/7/43; Missing in Action Paris 15/9/43 with Ken Murphy, Co-pilot: John Young, Navigator: Dave Lachterman, Bombardier: Myron Newell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Vernon Mullin, Radio Operator: Fred Sheldon, Ball turret gunner: Ray Orloski, Waist gunner: Clarry Heidrich,Tail gunner: Bill Mings, obs-Lt John Jackson (10 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Sol Ferrucci (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Paris city centre; Missing Air Crew Report 728. PAT HAND.
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B-17 42-30607 / Pat Hand Crew
| Position | Rang | Name (Vorname, Initiale, Nachname) | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Kenneth E. Murphy | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John Elmer Young | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | David Lachterman | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Myron Newell | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Vernon Clark Mullin | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Fred Edmund Sheldon | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Raymond Orloski | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Clarence Bernard Heidrich | KIA | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Sol Ferrucci | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | William Phillip Mings | KIA | - |
| OBS | 2LT | John Howard Jackson, Jr. | KIA | - |
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15. September 2023 access_time 20:02
I live on the street in La Garenne Colombes to the immediate west of Paris where the memorial for the Pat hand crew is located. I took photos today of the 80th anniversary commemoration today, September 15 2023, and am happy to share with any persons associated with these American Heroes
21. September 2023 access_time 2:55
I would be forever grateful if you could share the photos with me. My great uncle Ray Orloski was the ball turret gunner. I visited the crash site four years ago. My email is ray.orloski@gmail.com
21. September 2023 access_time 3:03
Please contact me at Ray.orloski@gmail.com