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Produktionsblock:
B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 bis 42-31131
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 401st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 614th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: IW-B
MACR: 8711
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31098 / Penny’s Thunderhead
Delivered Cheyenne 20/9/43; Gt Falls 2/10/32; Scott 25/10/43; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-B] Deenethorpe 30/10/43; Missing in Action Emden 11/12/43 with Dick Kaufman, Bombardier: Bob Fitzgerald (2 Returned to Duty), Co-pilot: Fred Robinson (washed up Oosterbierum, Hol. 9/3/44), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Howard Shaw (washed up Terschelling Is. 22/6/44), Ball turret gunner: Forrest Cope, Waist gunner: Tage Nielsen, Waist gunner: Henry Bargfrede (washed up 14/6/44), Tail gunner: Ed Masterman (6 Killed in Action), Navigator: John Barrett, Radio Operator: Don Carlson (2 POW – picked up by life-boat Twente from Harlingen). Sustained battle damage and three bailed, thinking ship doomed, but pilot & bombardier brought ship back to RAF Lindholme, Yorks. Missing Air Crew Report 8711.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 24. August 2020
B-17 42-31098 / Penny’s Thunderhead Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Richard H. Kaufman | RTD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Fred. B. Robinson | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John A. Barrett | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Robert G. Fitzgerald | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Howard Shaw | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Donald H. Carlson | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Forrest R. Cope | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Tage R. Nielsen | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Henry L. Bargfrede | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Edward W. Masterman | KIA | - |
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