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B-17F-27-BO: 41-24585 bis 41-24639
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- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 303rd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 427th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: GN-W
MACR: 15473
Geschichte der
B-17 41-24607 / Jerry Jinx & What’s Up Doc?
Assigned 427BS/303BG at Bangor 24-Sep-42; Molesworth 25-Oct-42; Missing in Action 23-Jan-43 on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. Aircraft sustained damage from AA fire over the target and was ditched into the sea near Lorient, France. Was also named „What’s Up Doc“ at one time. 10KIA MACR 15473.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 2. Mai 2025
B-17 41-24607 / Jerry Jinx & What’s Up Doc? Details
Das oben genannte Flugzeug kehrte am 23. Januar 1943 von einem Kampfeinsatz über Westfrankreich nicht zurück und ist vermutlich in die See abgestürzt, da keine Spur von ihm oder der Besatzung gefunden wurde.
Quelle: MACR 15473
B-17 41-24607 / Jerry Jinx & What’s Up Doc? Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Ehle H. Reber | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Allan D. Mitchell | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Jarold J. Byrom | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Robert J. Swindle | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Duke L. Hamilton | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Irwin D. Blankenship | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Donald A. Mayo | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Luther M. Gross | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Victor G. Hand | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Roger W. Milford | KIA | - |
17. Februar 2021 access_time 21:00
Info 41-24604. Arkie SD 26Feb43. Macr 15443. Darrell W Coats. TG
27. März 2023 access_time 0:20
Ehle Reber, pilot in command of the Jerry Jinx graduated Valedictorian from Malin High School in ’36 or ’37. Graduated University of Oregon. Joined the Army Air Corp. Lost in action January 23rd, 1943 flying the B-17 Jerry Jinx. The crew of the Jerry Jinx is memorialized on the wall of the Veteran’s memorial in Malin, a farming town of 800 on the Oregon-California border. I can send a picture to anyone interested in the Memorial.