Produktionsblock:
B-17F-5-DL: 42-2967 bis 42-2978
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 97th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 342nd Bomb Squadron
Schicksal:
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Geschichte der
B-17 42-2968
Delivered West Palm Beach 1/12/42; Assigned 342BS/97BG Tafaraoui 17/2/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; Missing in Action Trapani 13/4/43 with Alex Blair, Shurig, Heckman, Drake, Christensen, Yost, Morris, Highsmith, Naydock, Ewing.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 22. September 2017
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08. Januar 2025 access_time 1:50
My father Robert Shurig was right seat. they later vacationed in Germany for 2 years together.
17. April 2025 access_time 19:44
My father, Willard Heckman was the navigator. He vacationed with your father at Stalag Luft III. I recently heard from the daughter of pilot Alec Blair. These were extraordinary men. My father loved to talk about his time as a POW, but it took some prying to get him to talk about the combat missions. A few years ago I was going through his papers and found his detailed account of the day they were shot down. It was a letter that my father had written to the brother of Naydock, the only crew member who was killed the day they crashed. It is a gripping story. If you are interested I would be glad to share it with you.
17. Mai 2025 access_time 5:19
I METYOUR FATHER AT DAD’S FUNERAL I WOUL VERY MUCH LIKE TO HEAR THE STORY
25. Mai 2025 access_time 0:36
MY EMAIL CRASHED. I DO NOT KNOW IF YOU RESPONDED TO MY LAST MESSAGE. I AM VERY INTERESTED IN HECK’S STORY. HE WAS VERY GRACIOUS WHEN I MET HIM .