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Produktionsblock:
B-17F-40-DL: 42-3229 bis 42-3283
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 384th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 545th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: JD-U
Schicksal:
MACR: 293
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Geschichte der
B-17 42-3230 / Mary Kathleen aka Yankee Powerhouse II
Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-U] Grafton Underwood 29/5/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43; enemy aircraft, crashed Weiler, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report 293. MARY KATHLEEN aka YANKEE POWERHOUSE II.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 31. Mai 2017
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B-17 42-3230 / Mary Kathleen aka Yankee Powerhouse II Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Drewry Fry Wofford | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert L. Pelton | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Malcom J. MacDonald | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | George Kyriakopoulous | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Harvey Robert Wiegand | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John Dvorshek | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Morris H. Merrifield | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Josepf Augustus Barrett | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Paul Nick Carter | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Henry F. Reher | POW | - |
13. März 2018 access_time 9:20
Actually S/Sgt Morris Hamilton Merrifield was the tail gunner (TG) on this aircraft when it was shot down 8/17/43. He is my late father and was interned for approximately 22 mos. as a POW in Stalag 17-B.