Quelle:
www.457thbombgroup.org
| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 bis 42-31631 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 751st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | G |
| MACR: | 5299 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (27 Mai 1944) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31594 / Sweat’er Out
Delivered Cheyenne 26/11/43; Wendover 9/12/43; Assigned 751BS/457BG [G] Glatton 25/1/44; Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 27/5/44 with Artie Whitlow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Isker (2 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Bob Cunningham, n/b-Dan McLaughlin, Radio Operator: Paul Clark, Waist gunner: Lovel O’Masters, Waist gunner: Bob Towle,Tail gunner: Jim Ambrose (6 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Roe Woodis (evaded capture); enemy aircraft knocked off one third of wing, crashed in woods near Thannenkirch, NW of Bergheim, nine miles N of Colmar, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5299. SWEAT’ER OUT.
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13. Juli 2026 access_time 3:21
Mt Father was Bob Cunningham. I saved the picture of the aircraft. Looking for a crew picture.
What medals did all this men receive.
Thanks for any info.
Barry