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Produktionsblock:
B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 bis 42-3148
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 381st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 533rd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: VP-T
MACR: 399
Einsätze: 7
Geschichte der
B-17 42-3092 / Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew)
Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-T] Ridgewell 4/43 with Capt Bob Post, Bob Nelson, Fred Nudell engineer, Harry Baylerian radio, Capt Joe Murray S-2, M/Sgt Andy Banas line chief, S/Sgt Joe Johnson elec/spec, Cpl Adrian Johnson AFCE spec, S/Sgt Olin David bomb sight maint, Lt Jim Morrison ARC nav; Missing in Action 7m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Jim Hudson, Co-pilot: Bill Grant, Navigator: Ron Delaney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Vaughn, Radio Operator: Dave Pinsky, Ball turret gunner: John Vaughn, Waist gunner: Ford Thueson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Wakefield,Tail gunner: George Doyle (9 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: Ken Robinson (KIA, chute lines tangled in aircraft and unable to jump); shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Pesch, four miles SW of Munsterreifel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 399. STRATO SAM (TOUGHEST CREW THAT EVER FLEW).
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 10. März 2020
B-17 42-3092 / Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew) Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | F/O | James C. Hudson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | William R. Grant | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Ronald T. Delaney | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Kenneth E. Robinson | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Edward R. Vaughn | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Pinsky David | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John M. Vaughn | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ford W. Thueson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James A. Wakefield | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | George A. Doyle | POW | - |
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