B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-5857

B-17 #42-5857zoom_in

Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega

  • RCL: DF-J

MACR: 16136

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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

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B-17 42-5857 Details

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B-17 42-5857 Crew

Position Rang Name Status Bemerkung
P 1LT John H. Miller KIA
CP 2LT Roscoe V. Black, 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

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