Produktionsblock:
B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 bis 41-24539
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 305th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 365th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XK-T
MACR: 16205 / KSU/ME/KU: 141/43
Geschichte der
B-17 41-24533 / Cherry aka Boom Town
Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-T] Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; Missing in Action 22/6/43 with John Hall, Navigator: Walter Allen, Bombardier: Jim Mause, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jasper Doster, Ball turret gunner: Bob Gunson, Waist gunner: Chris Morris (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Arnold Grose, Radio Operator: Leroy Kanetzky, Waist gunner: Willard ParkerRIP 23/7/43,Tail gunner: Dennis Jackson (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Slijk-Ewijk on River Waal, near Valburg, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 16205. CHERRY.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 12. September 2020
B-17 41-24533 / Cherry aka Boom Town Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | John J. Hall | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Arnold F. Grose | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Walter E. Allen | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James P. Mause | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Jasper Doster | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Leroy Kanetzky | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Robert F. Gunson | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Christopher A. Morris | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Willard M. Parker | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Dennis D. Jackson | KIA | - |
17. November 2020 access_time 13:10
I’m looking for pictures of the crew members of this B-17. My stepcousin pilot of a Messerschmitt BF109 shot down the plane at that time.
He himself did not survive this aerial battle and also fell fatally hit by the B-17.
I would be happy to receive an answer.
Best regards
Mike