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B-17F-55-BO: 42-29467 bis 42-29531
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 324th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DF-K
MACR: 1915
Einsätze: 48
Geschichte der
B-17 42-29487 / Ritzy Blitz
Delivered Cheyenne 22/12/42; Salina 2/2/43; Duncan 23/2/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-K] Bassingbourn 9/3/43; 48m Missing in Action Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Wayne Hedglin, Co-pilot: Don Jones, Navigator: Carey Goodwin, Waist gunner: Bill Francisco, Waist gunner: Walt Williams (5 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: John McKewen (chute failed), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cody Wolf, Radio Operator: James Lascu Jr., Ball turret gunner: George Richardson,Tail gunner: Stan Lyttle (5 Killed in Action); hit by 20 enemy aircraft KO’d #1 and fire broke out in fuselage, crashed Wennigsen/Diester, 12 miles SW of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1915. RITZY BLITZ.
B-17 42-29487 / Ritzy Blitz Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Wayne D. Hedglin | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Donald W. Jones | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Carey E. Goodwin, Jr. | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | John W. McKewen Jr. | KIA | chute failed |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Cody L. Wolf | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | James Lascu Jr. | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | George M. Richardson | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | William O. Francisco | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Walter F. Williams Jr. | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Stanley E. Lyttle | KIA | - |