Produktionsblock:
B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 bis 42-107233
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 385th Bomb Group
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 569th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: CC-E
Geschichte der
B-17 42-107010 / Gloria Ann II aka Close Crop
Delivered Tulsa 25/1/44; Kearney 2/3/44; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 3/3/44; transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-E] Framlingham 8/3/44 GLORIA ANN II; crashed on take off for Fulda 27/12/44 with Jim McGuire, Co-pilot: Hamilton Swasey, Navigator: Albt Banning, togg-John Crahan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pleasant Ralston, Radio Operator: Dominic Licata, Ball turret gunner: Devore Murdock, Waist gunner: Francis Tornabene,Tail gunner: Jim Trotter (9 Killed in Action); wings iced up causing faulty controls and crashed near Parham, Sfk, UK and salvaged. CLOSE CROP.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 11. Juli 2020
B-17 42-107010 / Gloria Ann II aka Close Crop Crew
Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
---|---|---|---|---|
P | F/O | James E. McGuire | KIA | - |
CP | F/O | Hamilton H. Swasey | KIA | - |
NAV | F/O | Albert V. Banning | KIA | - |
ENG/TT | T/SGT | Pleasant D. Ralston | KIA | - |
RO | T/SGT | Dominick Licata | KIA | - |
BT | SGT | Devore Murdock, Jr. | KIA | - |
WG | SGT | Francis R. Tornabene | KIA | - |
TG | SGT | James L. Trotter | KIA | - |
TOG | M/SGT | John F. Crahan | KIA | - |
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