Quelle:
www.forcedlandingcollection.se
| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17G-10-VE: 42-39958 bis 42-40057 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 368th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BO-H |
| MACR | 2735 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Flak, Interniert (06 März 1944) |
Geschichte der
B-17 42-40006 / Liberty Lady
Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO-H] Thurleigh 18/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Chas Smith, Co-pilot: Merle Brown, Navigator: Stan Buck, Bombardier: Herman Allen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Heuser, Radio Operator: Vic Marcotte, Ball turret gunner: Tom Stillson, Waist gunner: Joe Paul, Waist gunner: Don Courson,Tail gunner: R.B. Trumble (10INT); flak KO’d two engines, & set on fire by crew after crash landing Hemse, on Gotland Island, Sweden; eventually some parts were used as spares for others; Missing Air Crew Report 2735. LIBERTY LADY.
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B-17 42-40006 / Liberty Lady Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Charles Wilson Smith | INT | - |
| CP | 1LT | Merle Paul Brown | INT | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Stanley Norris Buck | INT | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Herman F. Allen | INT | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Carl August Heuser | INT | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Victor Rolland Marcotte | INT | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Thomas Eugene Stillson | INT | - |
| WG | SGT | Joseph Roland Paul | INT | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Donald Smith Courson | INT | - |
| TG | S/SGT | R. B. Trumble | INT | - |
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19. Juni 2024 access_time 18:02
My Dads Friends Father and his friends ´ran out with swedish flags and a mosin nagant when it crashed. such a historical moment