Produktionsblock:
B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 bis 42-32116
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 100th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 350th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LN-X
MACR: 8174
Geschichte der
B-17 42-32009 / Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13
Delivered Denver 15/1/44; Gr Island 29/1/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-X] Thorpe Abbotts 14/2/44; Missing in Action Brussels 28/7/44 with Albert Spear, Co-pilot: Stan Diamond, Navigator: John Spillane, Bombardier: C.P. Pate, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Pieczynski, Radio Operator: Art Marshall, Ball turret gunner: Arthur Gens,Tail gunner: Bob Bass (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Rob Gill (RTD- picked up by ASR); mid air coll with 42-97621 (100BG), the fuselage snapped in half and crashed in North Sea off Lowestoft, Sfk; Missing Air Crew Report 8174. BUFFALO GAL aka BLACK CAT 13.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 12. Dezember 2017
B-17 42-32009 / Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13 Details
Kollision in der Luft mit B-17 42-97621 am 28. Juli 1944. Rumpf zerbrach bei der Kollision in zwei Hälften.
B-17 42-32009 / Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Albert S. Spear | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Stanley S. Diamond | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John P. Spillane | KIA | - |
| BOMB | S/SGT | Charlie P. Pate | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Raymond A. Pieczynski | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Arthur A. Marshall | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Arthur V. Gens | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robbie L. Gill | RTD | picked up by ASR |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert D. Bass | KIA | - |
15. März 2024 access_time 23:03
Stanley Diamond was my great uncle. This was not his assigned plane, he didn’t trust his pilot on She-Hasta and transferred to this bird. I have photos of him and the crew if you are interested.