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Quelle:
www.afcent.af.mil
Produktionsblock:
B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 bis 42-5854
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 379th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 524th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: WA-O
MACR: 2868 / KSU/ME/KU: 949
Geschichte der
B-17 42-5828 / Sweater Girl
Delivered Long Beach 28/2/43; Sioux City 18/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned: 524BS/379BG [WA-O] Kimbolton 22/4/43; MIA Bunde 22/2/44 Pilot: John Morse{fell 20ft from roof of building, taken to hospital with back injury}, Co-Pilot: Bob Phillips, Navigator: Len Lovelace, Bombardier: Bob Daniels, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas Sechrist{wia}, Radio Operator: Willard Clothier{wia}, Ball Turret Gunner: Homer Neill, Waist Gunner: Andy Allen, Waist Gunner: Chas Cox{wia}, Tail Gunner: Ed Pate (10POW); flak, crashed Auf der Kamp Farm, Oberbruch, Germany. MACR 2868. SWEATER GIRL.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 10. August 2020
B-17 42-5828 / Sweater Girl Details
B-17 42-5828 / Sweater Girl Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John E. Morse | POW | - |
| CP | F/O | Robert J. Philips | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Leonard P. Lovelace | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Robert Y. Daniels | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Charles S. Sechrist | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Willard H. Clothier | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Homer L. Neill | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Andrew L. Allen | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles E. Cox | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Edward T. Pate | POW | - |
03. April 2020 access_time 23:24
Oberbruch is my hometown and i did a very detailed research about this B 17
03. April 2020 access_time 23:30
Hallo Herr Frenken,
Was haben Sie bei Ihrer Recherche herausgefunden?
Sie können es mir gern auch per Email schicken: info@b17flyingfortress.de
Viele Grüße
Jing
25. Februar 2024 access_time 13:43
Do you have any information on the first crew? My father-in-law flew 25 missions on this plane, and I have found pictures of him with his crew, but he had finished his missions and was not on the crew that crashed. I would like to find out what missions it flew in 1943.
14. August 2022 access_time 12:16
I believe my Uncle, Charles Herbert Gibson, piloted this plane betnween 1944-45 and I would love any information or photos anyone has of him. Thank you so much.
03. November 2022 access_time 17:12
‘The Sweater Girl’ was my grandmother’s sister, Brenda. She would teach all the ‘Yanks’ as my grandmother calls them, to dance at the local dance hall.
17. Dezember 2023 access_time 5:38
I believe my dad also was the pilot of ‘Sweater Girl’ at one time during WW2. His name was William Osborne.
17. Februar 2024 access_time 4:30
My art teacher was a gunner on this aircraft. His name was Alex Rule. His story is featured in the book Heros Among Us by Hal Terrell.