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Produktionsblock:
B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 bis 42-5904
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 324th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DF-J
MACR: 16136
Geschichte der
B-17 42-5857
Delivered Long Beach 27/3/43; Nashville 8/4/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-J] Bassingbourn 19/4/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 21/5/43 with John Miller, Co-pilot: Roscoe Black, Navigator: John Ragsdale, Radio Operator: Oscar Stuart, Waist gunner: Curtiss Pope, Waist gunner: Ron Taylor (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Dave Snow, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Spofford, Ball turret gunner: Francis Trahan,Tail gunner: Newell Lane (4 Prisoner of War); shot down by enemy aircraft crashed Schortens, seven miles W of Wilhelmshafen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 16136.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 21. Mai 2021
B-17 42-5857 Details
B-17 42-5857 Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John H. Miller | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Roscoe V. Black, Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John O. Ragsdale, Jr. | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | David F. Snow | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | William D. Spofford, Jr. | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Oscar L. Stuart | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Francis R. Trahan | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ronald Taylor | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Curtiss B. Pope | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Newell R. Lane | POW | - |
22. Mai 2021 access_time 16:43
This was my dads outfit..He was radio op on Rapsody In Red..His name was Harry Mitchell flew every mission and came home..
24. Mai 2021 access_time 6:43
Roscoe V. Black, Jr (copilot) was my uncle. I wrote an account of his last mission in 2013, compiled from first-hand accounts by Wm Spofford and David Snow along with 91st BG records.
http://lodoart.blogspot.com/2013/
24. Mai 2021 access_time 9:49
Thank you for sharing your blog. Very interesting details. Well done!
25. März 2024 access_time 9:59
Hi Mike,
Dave Snow was my Dad! I’m headed to your blog to see what you wrote. My Dad told me lots of details if you’re interested. Feel free to Email me.
25. März 2024 access_time 9:56
This was my Dad’s plane … David F Snow. He spent the rest of the war in the infamous Stalag Luft 3 of “The Great Escape” legacy.