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Produktionsblock:
B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 bis 42-31231
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 385th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 551st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: HR-Y
MACR: 4454
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31174 / Spirit of Chicago
Delivered Dallas 27/9/43; Gr Island 19/10/43; Long Beach 28/11/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [HR-Y] Gt Ashfield 5/12/43; MIA Berlin 29/4/44 Pilot: Francis Hart, Co-Pilot: Carl Connell, Navigator: Jim Hastings, Bombardier: Bob Hunt, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Leonard, Radio Operator: Anatole Briant, Ball Turret Gunner: Lowell Birdwell, Waist Gunner: Roy Modglin, Waist Gunner: Bill Jackson (9POW); Tail Gunner: John Neely (KIA-died in hospital 4/5/44 probably from gun shots in the attack), crashed Hartz Mountains at Eckertal, near Bad Harzburg, Germany. MACR 4454. SPIRIT OF CHICAGO.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 19. Oktober 2018
19. November 2021 access_time 16:43
Carl Connell was my great uncle. I love finding pics of him! Thanks for sharing!