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Produktionsblock:
B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 bis 42-31731
Hersteller:
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- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 322nd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LG-B
MACR: 8183
Geschichte der
B-17 42-31673 / Lassie Come Home
Delivered Cheyenne 6-Dec-43; Kearney 17-Dec-43; Harrisburg 8-Jan-44; New Castle 9-Jan-43; Presque Is 11-Jan-44; Prestwick 16-Jan-44; Assigned 96BG Snetterton 16-Jan-44; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-B] Bassingbourn 27-Jan-44. On 16-Aug-44 the aircraft was on a mission to attack the aircraft factories at Halle, Germany. Attacked by approximately 25 enemy aircraft, setting the radio room in fire and exploding in mid-air. Crashed Deiderode, SW of Gottingen, Germany. (one of six aircraft lost in about 30 secs). 4KIA 5POW Missing Air Crew Report 8183. Aircraft had logged 76 missions.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 10. Januar 2018
B-17 42-31673 / Lassie Come Home Details
Also known as ‚Black Magic‘ before it renamed to Lassie Come Home
B-17 42-31673 / Lassie Come Home Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Leonard F. Figie | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Dale W. Whitson | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Frederick Seibel | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Walter L. Carpenter | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Edmund J. Mikolatis | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Frederick D. Baldwin | KIA | - |
| WG | --- | Walter Salo | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | John F. Wallaszek | POW | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | Harlan B. Williams | POW | - |
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