| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Douglas |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 bis 42-37893 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 615th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IY-F |
| MACR | 3599 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Flak (26 März 1944) |
| Einsätze: | 17 |
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Geschichte der
B-17 42-37833 / Omar the Dentmaker aka The Devil’s Daughter
Delivered Denver 17/9/43; Gt Falls 25/9/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-F] Deenethorpe 4/11/43; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 26/3/44 with Capt Bill Rumsey, Co-pilot: Bob Kaercher, Navigator: Mike Walsh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Roberts, Radio Operator: Bill Carter, Ball turret gunner: Irving Leiberman, Waist gunner: Frank Rothwell, Waist gunner: Ivan Lee (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Jim Haffner,Tail gunner: John Carson (2 Prisoner of War); flak hit between #3 & #4, wing broke off, crashed Le Fond de Souich rail station, near Bouquemaison, 22 miles E of Abbeville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3599. OMAR THE DENT MAKER.
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01. Januar 2025 access_time 14:35
My Father, Curtis Ray Doty, told me he flew several missions in a B17 called “Omar the Dent Maker” . However he was in the 301st BG 419th Sqd, out of Foggia Italy. This is a contradiction to anything I have been able to find on this aircraft. Do you know where I can find the answers?