Produktionsblock:
B-17F-120-BO: 42-30732 bis 42-30831
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 338th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BX-Y
MACR: 3422
Geschichte der
B-17 42-30810
Delivered Cheyenne 4/8/43; Gr Isle 11/8/43; Assigned: 338BS/96BG [BX-Y] Snetterton 11/9/43; MIA Munich 18/3/44 Pilot: Bob Muirhead, Co-Pilot: Bob Besse, Navigator: Len Hoenferle, Bombardier: Frank Spencer, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John McMillan, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Blackburn, Waist Gunner: Edgar Weislogel (7POW); Radio Operator: Jerry Peck, Waist Gunner: Bob Seal, Tail Gunner: Bob Haase (3KIA); Enemy aircraft, two engines out, then ship snapped in half over Black Forest, crashed Ditteshausen, near Freiburg, Germany. MACR 3422.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 23. Mai 2023
29. Januar 2024 access_time 22:32
I am the nephew of Bob Seal, left waist gunner killed on this plane 4230810. He was know as “Junior” by my father- Robert was named after their dad.
02. April 2024 access_time 22:39
Hello, Bob. I am the Grandson of John McMillan, the top turret gunner on this plane. My Grandfather survived the crash and was a POW for 14 months before being liberated and returning home to Oklahoma. My family has very limited information about the plane, or John’s time in WWII. He passed away in 1984, only a few months after I was born so I never got the chance to speak with him, but from what I have been told, he didn’t speak much about his time in the war. I would love to see any info you may have about your uncle’s time before his unfortunate passing.