Produktionsblock:
B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 bis 42-30031
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 379th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 526th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LF-G
MACR: 1348
Geschichte der
B-17 42-29934
Delivered Denver 15/3/43; Cheyenne 17/3/43; Walla Walla 2/4/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Selfridge 27/4/43; Dow Fd 30/4/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-G] Kimbolton 6/6/43; Missing in Action Nantes 16/9/43 with Don Murray, Co-pilot: Bob McGraw, Navigator: Bill Meyer, Bombardier: Chester Gwinn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mike Curtin, Radio Operator: Roger Tatum, Ball turret gunner: Alex Robert, Waist gunner: Carl Moak, Waist gunner: Frank Wininger,Tail gunner: John Rogers (10 Killed in Action); hit by bomb from above, crashed Nantes, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1348.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 29. März 2020
B-17 42-29934 Crew
Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
---|---|---|---|---|
P | 1LT | Donald M. Murray | KIA | - |
CP | 2LT | Robert M. McGraw | KIA | - |
NAV | 2LT | William R. Meyer | KIA | - |
BOMB | 2LT | Chester R. Gwinn, Jr. | KIA | - |
ENG/TT | T/SGT | Michael F. Curtin | KIA | - |
RO | T/SGT | Rodger W. Tatum | KIA | - |
BT | S/SGT | Alexander C. Robert | KIA | - |
WG | S/SGT | Carl G. Moak | KIA | - |
WG | S/SGT | Frank M. Mininger | KIA | - |
TG | S/SGT | John W. Rogers | KIA | - |
28. März 2020 access_time 21:47
B-17 42-29934 was not lost to friendly fire. Per your own dialog box, was shot down by an German aircraft using and arial bomb.
29. März 2020 access_time 10:24
Hello Robert,
thank you. I miss understood “hit by bomb from above and tought is means bomber from bombers above.
I changed the cause of loss to “Enemy fighters”.
Cheers
Jing