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Produktionsblock:
B-17F-40-BO: 42-5150 bis 42-5249
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 305th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 365th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XK-T
MACR: 15488
Geschichte der
B-17 42-5155
Delivered Tulsa 4/10/42; West Palm Beach 11/12/42; Assigned 365BS/305BG [XK-T] Chelveston 21/3/43; Missing in Action 19/5/43 with Bill Higgins, Co-pilot: Max Wiggins, Navigator: George Dorrance, Bombardier: John Kirkpatrick, Ball turret gunner: Clyde Garrett, Waist gunner: Tom McDonald, Waist gunner: Fred Nadroski (7 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norman Shank, Radio Operator: Bradley Gardner,Tail gunner: Vince Barron (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Bohmstedt, seven miles N of Husum, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 15488.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 19. Mai 2021
B-17 42-5155 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | William F. Higgins | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Max W. Wiggins | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George A. Dorrance | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | John L. Kirkpatrick | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Norman Shank | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Bradley C. Gardner | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Clyde Garrett | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Thomas MacDonald | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Frederick Nadroski | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Vincent Barron | KIA | - |
10. Oktober 2025 access_time 20:13
I live close to the crash site of this b17 42 5155 and would like to have more information on the crash site and if there is anything still remaining? or any other documents that states what happened to the wreckage