Produktionsblock:
B-17F-75-DL: 42-3504 bis 42-3563
B-17G-5-DL: 42-3504 bis 42-3563
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 351st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 510th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: TU-M
MACR: 1940
Geschichte der
B-17 42-3523 / April Girl
Delivered Long Beach 22/7/43; Denver 16/8/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-M] Polebrook 24/9/43; Missing in Action {11m} Oschersleben 11/1/44 with George Procak, Co-pilot: George Neely, Navigator: Jerrold Trumbower, Bombardier: Jim Keating, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Cipriano, Radio Operator: Saul Susman, Ball turret gunner: Otis Williams, Waist gunner: Gene Chelstowski, Waist gunner: Pete Goinvic (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: E.T. Burgess {killed in tailplane in crash} (1 Killed in Action); flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Pillgrim, two miles SE of Scherborn, seven miles E of Holzminden, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1940. APRIL GIRL.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 21. März 2024
21. März 2024 access_time 1:06
My uncle was John Cipriano. He was stationed in England and shot down January 11, 1944. You have 11/1/1944 which is the European date, but it was January not November. It’s confusing to us Americans.
21. März 2024 access_time 10:15
Hello Joann, I know the problem with the dates. I have used the date format from the source, which is UK/Europen format. And I have visitors from UK, Germany too. Because it’s different from Americans, and can be confusing, I have added an extra outfield for fate and date, where i have written the full month (e.g. January, February, March, … ). This should be clear to understand for everyone.