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Produktionsblock:
B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 bis 42-30231
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 94th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 332nd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XM-L
MACR: 1043
Geschichte der
B-17 42-30166 / Black Jack III aka You Cawn’t Miss It
Delivered Cheyenne 21/4/43; Tinker 27/4/43; Memphis 30/4/43; Presque Is 8/5/43; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-L] Earls Colne 15/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43 BLACK JACK III; MIA Gelsenkirchen 5/11/43 Pilot: Jim Killian{body washed ashore 9/12/43}, Co-Pilot: Joe Kulik, Navigator: Capt Bob Schaefer{body washed up 1/1/44}, Bombardier: Neil Damato, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Ferrin, Radio Operator: Harlen Yost, Waist Gunner: Don May, Tail Gunner: Jim Pauley (8KIA); Ball Turret Gunner: Lee Deese, Waist Gunner: Joe Langford (2POW); flak hit caused explosion, ditched North Sea 300 yds W of Haamstede on Schouwen Is, Holl MACR 1043. YOU CAWN’T MISS IT.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 30. Januar 2022
B-17 42-30166 / Black Jack III aka You Cawn’t Miss It Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | James K. Killian | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Joseph F. Kulik | KIA | - |
| NAV | CPT | Robert L. Schaefer | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Neil J. Damato | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Charles G. Ferren | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Harlen L. Yost | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Lee R. Deese | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Joe N. Langford | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Donald G. May | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | James C. Pauley | KIA | - |
20. Mai 2023 access_time 18:25
Bombardier Neil Damato was my Mom’s cousin. His brother Tony won the MOH posthumously on Engebi Island during the Marshal Island campaign. She had fond memories of both men. True heroes!