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Produktionsblock:
B-17G-30-DL: 42-38084 bis 42-38213
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 381st Bomb Group
- 457th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 532nd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: VE-A
Geschichte der
B-17 42-38102
Delivered Cheyenne 13/12/43; Gr Island 27/12/43; Presque Is 10/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 26/1/44; transferred 532BS/381BG [VE-A] Ridgewell 11/3/44; crashed on take off to Frankfurt on first mission 24/3/44, at Bailey Hill Farm, Birdbrook, Ex, two miles from base; with Ken Haynes, Co-pilot: Ralph Bemis, Navigator: Edmund Cusson, Bombardier: Barry Stahlecker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Sauld, Radio Operator: Harry Loparco, Ball turret gunner: Zeke Herrera, Waist gunner: Ken Ham, Waist gunner: Don McHaffey,Tail gunner: Arthur Plows. (10 Killed in Action). All killed as aircraft exploded with wreckage all over the farm and orchard, while for many years patches of soil would not grow anything due the contamination by aviation fuel and oil.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 6. Januar 2018
B-17 42-38102 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Kenneth T. Haynes, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Ralph Bemis, Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Edmund P. Cusson | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Harry J. Stahlecker | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Harry C. Loparco | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Edward N. Sauld | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Zeke P. Herrera | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Kenneth M. Ham | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Donald B. Mahaffey | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Arthur M. Plows | KIA | - |
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