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Quelle:
www.388bg.info
Produktionsblock:
B-17G-35-VE: 42-97836 bis 42-97935
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 563rd Bomb Squadron
Einsätze: 77
Geschichte der
B-17 42-97873 / Sack Happy
Delivered Tulsa 22/5/44; Hunter 16/5/44; Grenier 29/5/44; Assigned: 563BS/388BG Knettishall 1/6/44; crash: takeoff Munich 24/2/45 Pilot: Maurice Radke, Co-Pilot: Warren Headrick, Navigator: Bill Meade, Bombardier: ‚, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Irwin Nelson, Radio Operator: Lou Steele, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Hargrave, Waist Gunner: Carl King, Tail Gunner: George Rose (10RTD); Salvaged. 25/2/45. SACK HAPPY.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 4. Januar 2019
B-17 42-97873 / Sack Happy Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Maurice F. Radtke | RTD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Warren Bruce Headrick | RTD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William E. Meade | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Irwin Reed Nelson | RTD | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Louis J. Steele | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William F. Hardgrave | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Carl Warren King | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | George W. Rose | RTD | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | Norman Snyder | RTD | - |
15. Juli 2025 access_time 21:36
Does anyone have info on the mid-air collision 20 June 1944 with „True Love“ 42-97820?
I assume since „Sack Happy“ flew so many missions, it was fit to return to base?
I’m researching T/Sgt. Hay N. Baber R/O on „True Love“.