Produktionsblock:
B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 bis 42-30031
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 100th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 349th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XR-M
MACR: 1022
Geschichte der
B-17 42-30023 / Forever Yours
Delivered Denver 2/4/43; Smoky Hill 27/4/43; Dow Field 19/5/43; Presque Is 20/5/43; Geiger 26/5/43; Presque Is 28/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-M] Thorpe Abbotts 5/6/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Ed Stork, Co-pilot: John Minerich, Bombardier: Art Twitchell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Larry Willey, Ball turret gunner: Paul Caveny, Waist gunner: Doug Brown, Waist gunner: Gordon Shields,Tail gunner: Ira Turner (8 Prisoner of War); Navigator: John Gibbons, Radio Operator: Stefan Palmer (2 Killed in Action); flak set aircraft ablaze, crashed Amelsbeuren, three miles S of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1022. HORNY aka FOREVER YOURS II.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 23. August 2020
B-17 42-30023 / Forever Yours Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Edward G. Stork | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | John S. Minerich, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John J. Gibbons | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Arthur C. Twitchell | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Laurence Willey | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Stefan C. Palmer | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Paul M. Caveny | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Douglas C. Brown | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Gordon W. Shields | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Ira G. Turner | POW | - |
08. Dezember 2024 access_time 16:38
Hello, My father was John Minerich, shot down in “Forever Yours”. does anyone have a picture of this B-17?