Produktionsblock:
B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 bis 42-37988
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 305th Bomb Group
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 365th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XK-
MACR: 1708
Geschichte der
B-17 42-37930
Delivered Denver 19/10/43; Gr Island 1/11/43; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 11/11/43; transferred 365BS/305BG [XK- ] Chelveston 3/12/43; Missing in Action Bremen 20/12/43 with Howard Hunter; Co-pilot: Howard Johnson, Navigator: Gerald Foster, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon McCully, Radio Operator: Don Montgomery, Ball turret gunner: Jim Cole, Waist gunner: Dwight Norman, Waist gunner: Ken Detweiler,Tail gunner: George Coleman (9 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: David Park (Killed in Action); flak, crashed Dreeke, near Kornau, NE of Diepholz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1708.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 16. Juli 2017
B-17 42-37930 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Howard D. Hunter | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Howard C. Johnson | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Gerald R. Foster | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | David W. Park | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Gordon R. McCully | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Donald H. Montgomery | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | James E. Cole | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Dwight A. Norman | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Kenneth K. Detweiler | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | George R. Coleman | POW | - |
06. Juni 2022 access_time 17:19
I am the granddaughter of Pilot Howard Duncan Hunter.
Wondering if anyone has any information or pictures they could share.
I can do the same.
22. August 2023 access_time 14:40
I have a picture
31. August 2023 access_time 3:10
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/archive/person/kenneth-k-detweiler
my uncle Ken Detweiler was a waist gunner on his plane.