Produktionsblock:
B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 bis 41-24584
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 303rd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 427th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: GN-Q
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Geschichte der
B-17 41-24584 / SUSFU
Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-Q] Bangor 5-Oct-42; Molesworth 22-Oct-42; Missing in Action 23-Jan-43 while on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Attacked by German FW-190 fighters and crashed at Abbey Pleyben near Edern, France. 2KIA 6POW 2EVD.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 8. September 2017
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B-17 41-24584 / SUSFU Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Harry A. Robey, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Mark L. McDermott | EVD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Charles R. Grace | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Roy R. Moser | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Francis Sulcofski | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Sebastian L. Vogel | EVD | - |
| BT | SGT | Wilbur F. Hummel | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Val B. Hannen | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Thomas H. Morrison | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Edward T. Levering | POW | - |
16. Februar 2020 access_time 0:03
Lt Robey was machine gunned by the German fighters while floating to the ground in his parachute. Lt Moser was killed within the first instant of the attack on the B-17 by the fighters. The plane was heading back to England after delivering its presents to Lorient.