| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 bis 42-97535 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 614th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IW-A |
| MACR | 5310 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug (30 Mai 1944) |
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Geschichte der
B-17 42-97440 / Flak Rat II aka Patches
Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-A] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; Missing in Action Oschersleben 30/5/44 with Carleton Wilson, Co-pilot: Curtis Kelley, Navigator: John Connery, Bombardier: Francis Fogarty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Quinn, Radio Operator: John Gray,Tail gunner: Gerald Pettit(7 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Bill Passeno, Waist gunner: Jim McMahon, Waist gunner: George Smith (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Tweelbake, nine miles W of Bookholzberg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5310. FLAK RAT II.
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B-17 42-97440 / Flak Rat II aka Patches Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Carleton L. Wilson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Curtis C. Kelley | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John H. Connery | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Francis M. Fogarty | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Robert E. Quinn | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | John A. Gray | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William W. Passeno | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James F. McMahon | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George F. Smith | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Gerald M. Pettit | KIA | - |
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William W. Passeno was traded in the ball turret KIA when the plane went down