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Quelle:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
Produktionsblock:
B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 bis 41-24584
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 306th Bomb Group
- 384th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 423rd Bomb Squadron
- 545th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: JD-O
MACR: 1334
Geschichte der
B-17 41-24557 / Damn Yankee
Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-T] Denver 12/8/42; Thurleigh 18/11/42; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD-O] Grafton Underwood 22/8/43; Missing in Action Leverkusen 1/12/43 with Bruce Sundlun (evaded capture), Bombardier: George Hayes, Ball turret gunner: Harry Cologne, Waist gunner: Mike Cappelletti, Waist gunner: Chester Snyder,Tail gunner: Frank Lekas (5 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Andy Boles, Navigator: Reino Jylkka, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Ramsey, Waist gunner: Chester Snyder (4 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Snellengem, six miles S of Bruges, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 1334. DAMN YANKEE.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 12. Juli 2017
26. Januar 2024 access_time 23:34
There is a documentary about this plane and crew called “Above and Beyond” that I watched yesterday on Amazon Prime. Very interesting.