Produktionsblock:
B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 bis 42-98035
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 91st Bomb Group
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 401st Bomb Squadron
- 407th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: PY-G
MACR: 8277
Geschichte der
B-17 42-97958
Delivered Denver 16/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Hunter 14/5/44; Dow Fd 2/6/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-G] Bassingbourn 7/6/44; transferred 407BS/92BG [PY-G] Podington 15/6/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Lloyd Triche, Navigator: Bill Cutter, Bombardier: John Bermingham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leland Schlobohm, Radio Operator: Harvey Katz, Ball turret gunner: John Prather, Waist gunner: Wilf Keller,Tail gunner: M.C. Gandy (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Joel Anderson (wia-POW, fell into Greifswald Bay in waist deep water and walked ashore); flak hit in nose, went into spin, crashed Baltic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 8277.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 19. Juli 2017
29. Mai 2021 access_time 21:40
Lloyd Triche is my Uncle. Seeking any info, photos that may exist.