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| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Douglas |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-15-DL: 42-3004 bis 42-3038 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 359th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | BN-N |
| MACR: | 1965 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Flak (14 Januar 1944) |
| Einsätze: | 35 |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-3029 / Wallaroo
Delivered Tulsa 13/1/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [VK-N] Homestead 5/3/43; Molesworth 9/4/43; {35m} Missing in Action 14/1/44 with Capt Merle Hungerford, Co-pilot: Carl Arundale, Navigator: Joe Vogel, Bombardier: Jim Barlow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Finch, Radio Operator: Dick Davis, Ball turret gunner: Bob Clink, Waist gunner: Angelo Petix, Waist gunner: Jim Elovich,Tail gunner: Joe Fertilla, foto-Art Nilson (11 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed near Le Meillard, 15 miles E of Abbeville, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1965. WALLAROO.
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19. Juli 2023 access_time 15:06
The B-17 Wallaroo has a wooden carved plaque denoting it’s name, bomb group and MIA status, along with it’s nose art on RAF Molesworth. I am not sure why this one strikes a chord with me, out of all the other plaques like it, but it does.
23. Juli 2025 access_time 21:12
My Great Uncle was a crew member on the Wallaroo Mk. II. He was the radio operator & survived 35 missions before returning home.