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Quelle:
www.388bg.info
Produktionsblock:
B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 bis 42-30231
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 563rd Bomb Squadron
MACR: 3067
Einsätze: 2
Geschichte der
B-17 42-30189 / La Chiquita
Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/43; Sioux City 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 12/6/43; Dow Fd 16/6/43; Assigned: 563BS/388BG [–U] Knettishall 23/6/43; MIA Hanover 26/7/43 Pilot: Jim Gunn, Co-Pilot: John Brown, Navigator: Harry Van Anda, Bombardier: Eloy Baca, Ball Turret Gunner: Dwight Babcock, Waist Gunner: Frank Guardino, Waist Gunner: Jerome Reese, Tail Gunner: Evert Breeden (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dave Fuller{wia died in hospital 27/8/43}, Radio Operator: Earl Switzer{drowned} (2KIA); flak hit on return, crashed Kleinheide, N of Emden, Germany. MACR 3067. LA CHIQUITA.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 4. Februar 2019
B-17 42-30189 / La Chiquita Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Jim Bob Gunn | UNK | - |
| CP | 2LT | John Columbus Brown | UNK | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Harold Edward Van Anda | UNK | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Eloy Estevan Baca | UNK | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | David Eliot Fuller | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Earl Thomas Switzer | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Dwight Harding Babcock | UNK | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Jerome Dale Reese | UNK | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Frank Leonard Guardino | UNK | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Evert Lee Breeden | UNK | - |
02. Februar 2024 access_time 20:46
Jerome Dale Reese was my grandpa. This website has been great! Would love to see more pictures if anyone has any.