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| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 bis 42-30031 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 534th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | GD-H |
| MACR: | 380 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (17 August 1943) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-30028 / Great In Lani / Sweet Is (Le) Lani
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 10/4/43; Smoky Hill 7/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 534BS/381BG [GD-H] Ridgewell 26/5/43 with Henry Peeples, Co-pilot: Jack Rogers, Navigator: Cliff Haverkamp, Bombardier: Vernon Nicholson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Hill, Radio Operator: Earl Allen, Ball turret gunner: Ralph Bingenheimer, Waist gunner: Paul Egliski, Waist gunner: Walt Sowell,Tail gunner: Wilf St Michael; involved in landing accident at base with Jack Painter 8/6/43; Missing in Action 5m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Neil Wright, Co-pilot: Jack Rogers, Navigator: Cliff Haverkamp, Bombardier: John Stracotenko, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Allen, Radio Operator: Walt Sowell, Ball turret gunner: Paul Egliski, Waist gunner: Ralph Bingenheimer, Waist gunner: Jim Hill,Tail gunner: Wilf St Michael (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed south of Duren, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 380. SWEET IS (LE) LANI.
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My father was on a B-17 bomber that flew over Schweinfurt and was shot down, my grandmother died and my father stayed in the states, ther were 2 crew members that survived. Samual Smith from Georgia was one of them. The name of the plane was Loni 31. requesting any additional information, Thank you.