Produktionsblock:
B-17F-5-BO: 41-24390 bis 41-24439
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 19th Bomb Group
- 43rd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 28th Bomb Squadron
- 64th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 15667
Geschichte der
B-17 41-24424 / Hell From Heaven Men
Delivered Cheyenne 1/7/42; Assigned 28BS/19BG Mareeba, Aus 6/8/42; transferred 64BS/43BG Fenton Fd, Aus; Mareeba, Aus 21/1/43; t/o Port Moresby then ditched off Buna on return from Wewak in poor weather 15/3/43 with Arthur McMullen, Navigator: McJilton Sargeant, Radio Operator: Bob Freeman (survived ditching but disappeared while swimming ashore), Wayne Specher, Milburn Glanville, Herman Bender, Jim Grahl (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Howard Eberly, Bombardier: John Dawson (2 Returned to Duty). Written off 17/3/43 Missing Air Crew Report 15667. HELL FROM HEAVEN MEN.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 5. Juli 2017
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