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www.385thbga.com
Produktionsblock:
B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 bis 42-30331
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 385th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 551st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: HR-S
Geschichte der
B-17 42-30264 / Dorsal Queen
Delivered Denver 8/5/43; Gore 9/5/43; Kearney 10/4/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR-S] Gt Ashfield 17/6/43; On return from Rheims 26/9/43 with Paul Yanello, Co-pilot: Fred Wilson, Navigator: Guilford Black, Bombardier: Chas Wardle, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Walt McMillan, Radio Operator: Stan Gula, Ball turret gunner: Larry Kern, Waist gunner: Edgar Seitz, Waist gunner: Marion McGinnis, obs-Lt Sid White (10 Killed in Action),Tail gunner: John Adams (Returned to Duty); collided mid-air with 42-3290 (385BG), crashed Tillingham Hall Farm, Bulphan, near West Horndon, Ex. Salvaged 28/9/43. DORSAL QUEEN.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 18. Mai 2017
B-17 42-30264 / Dorsal Queen Details
Kollision in der Luft mit der B-17 #42-3290 Raunchy Wolf aka El Lobo am 26. September 1943. 10 KIA. 1 RTD.
B-17 42-30264 / Dorsal Queen Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Paul Yanello | KIA | - |
| CP | --- | Fred Wilson | KIA | - |
| NAV | --- | Guilford Black | KIA | - |
| BOMB | --- | Chas Wardle | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Walt McMillan | KIA | - |
| RO | --- | Stan Gula | KIA | - |
| BT | --- | Larry Kern | KIA | - |
| WG | --- | Marion McGinnis | KIA | - |
| WG | --- | Edgar Seitz | KIA | - |
| TG | --- | John Adams | RTD | - |
| OBS | 2LT | Sid White | KIA | - |
04. Juni 2022 access_time 1:49
My grandfather was the rail gunner on this plane. Charles Arthur Wardle.
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