Produktionsblock:
B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 bis 42-97635
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 49th Bomb Squadron
- 840th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 10730
Geschichte der
B-17 42-97585
Delivered Denver 29/12/43; 1SAG Langley 21/1/44; Assigned (PFF) 457BG Glatton 15/2/44; transferred 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/3/44; transferred 301BG Lucera 14/5/44; 840BS/483BG Sterparone 20/7/44; Missing in Action Brux 25/12/44 with Don Chapman, Utterback, Sheckard, Kittleson, Ashley, Scanio, Johnson, Garrard, Lumpkin, Cafer (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Laibach; Missing Air Crew Report 10730.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 25. August 2017
22. September 2021 access_time 20:23
The reason there are 10 POW for this plane is because it was equipped with the H2X radar system and 2 of the crew members were British Mickey Men. When the plane was hit by Flak Don Chapman took the plane out to see to ditch it in order to keep the Germans from getting it.
22. September 2021 access_time 20:47
Please disregard my original comment. While the information about the H2X is correct, I maybe wrong about him taking it to the Adriatic. Will confirm and come back when I have more information./