Produktionsblock:
B-17G-35-VE: 42-97836 bis 42-97935
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 452nd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 729th Bomb Squadron
Geschichte der
B-17 42-97901 / Helena
Delivered Tulsa 30/3/44; Kearney 28/5/44; Dow Fd 6/6/44; Assigned 729BS/452BG Deopham Green 7/6/44; Missing in Action Varrelbusch A/fd 19/3/45 with Rich Koprowicz, Co-pilot: Stan Elkins{Wounded in Action}, Navigator: Doug Bryson, Bombardier: Sgt Bill Fraser, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Rohrer{Wounded in Action}, Radio Operator: John Owens{Wounded in Action}, Ball turret gunner: Mountford Griffith, Waist gunner: Russell Saas,Tail gunner: Ryland Winfrey (9 Returned to Duty); force landed Radomsko, Pol; Salvaged 28/3/45. Crew stayed with Russians until May flying back to base on a repaired B-17 from Poltava. No MACR. HELENA.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 9. August 2021
B-17 42-97901 / Helena Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Richard Koprowicz | RTD | - |
| CP | --- | Stanley Elkins | RTD | - |
| NAV | --- | Douglas Bryson | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | James Rohrer | RTD | - |
| RO | --- | John Owens | RTD | - |
| BT | --- | Mountford Griffith | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Russell Saas | RTD | - |
| TG | --- | Ryland Winfrey | RTD | - |
| TOG | --- | William Fraser | RTD | - |
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