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Quelle:
www.americanairmuseum.com
Produktionsblock:
Boeing B-17E: 41-9011 bis 41-9245
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- 97th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 327th Bomb Squadron
- 342nd Bomb Squadron
MACR: 16489
Geschichte der
B-17 41-9026 / Baby Doll
Polebook, England (342BS/97BG) – March 1942; Bovingdon, England (327/92BG) – 24 August 1942; Missing In Action – 6 September 1942. BABY DOLL.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 18. September 2021
B-17 41-9026 / Baby Doll Details
War am ersten Einsatz des 8. US Bomber-Kommando am 17. August 1942 beteiligt. Wurde durch Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Roth (4/JG26) über dem Kanal abgeschossen. Alle KIA.
B-17 41-9026 / Baby Doll Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Leigh E. Stewart | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert I. Benedict | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Samuel J. Russell, Jr. | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Frank J. Buck | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Elmer P. Vollrath | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Cecil R. Kendrick | KIA | - |
| BT | PVT | William J. Angliss | KIA | possibly not a member of the crew |
| WG | SGT | Darwin K. Smith | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Lemoyne C. Early | KIA | - |
21. Oktober 2025 access_time 19:59
Leigh Stewart was actually a 1Lt, not 2Lt, as found in MACR 16489: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91175093?objectPage=19 The MACR also confirms PFC Angliss was a member of the crew when it was downed. Because the 92nd BG had been a training group for new arrivals in England before going into action in September 1942 the crew was possibly hastily-assembled or incomplete.