Produktionsblock:
B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 bis 42-29931
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 351st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 509th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: RQ-X
MACR: 1936
Einsätze: 31
Geschichte der
B-17 42-29861 / Buck-Shot
Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/43; Denver 1/3/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-X] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action {31m} Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Harry Cannon, Co-pilot: John May, Navigator: George Farrell, Bombardier: Bob Wood, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Ball, Radio Operator: Paul Kallas, Ball turret gunner: Manuel Trujillo, Waist gunner: Dick Emmick, Waist gunner: Wayne Kittilson,Tail gunner: Bob Broadsky (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Luederoad Estate, four miles E of Salzgitter, Ger. MACR1936. BUCK-SHOT.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 20. Oktober 2019
20. Oktober 2019 access_time 17:32
My wife’s grandfather piloted this bomber. 1st Lt James W. Strouse. Very proud of this bombers legacy and those who fought with her.
21. Oktober 2019 access_time 10:58
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22. Februar 2021 access_time 20:50
my grandfather was the ball turret gunner!