Produktionsblock:
B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 bis 43-37873
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 561st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: HR-D
Schicksal:
Einsätze: 1
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Geschichte der
B-17 43-37757 / Panhandle
Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/44; Kearney 28/5/44; Grenier 4/6/44; Assigned 561BS/388BG [HR-D] Knettishall 7/6/44; damaged over Beauvoir, Fr 15/6/44 with ? McFarlane, Co-pilot: / Lynah, Navigator: / Milano, rest unknown (10 Returned to Duty); hit by two rockets over target, returned to crash landed RAF Manston, UK; Salvaged 17/6/44. PANHANDLE.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 31. August 2018
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B-17 43-37757 / Panhandle Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Kenneth C. McFarlane | RTD | - |
| CP | 1LT | Joseph Alphonse DeRidder | RTD | - |
| NAV | 1LT | John Joseph Lynah Jr. | RTD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Alfred (NMI) Milano | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | James C. Biggs | RTD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Donald W. Mortimer | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Homer L. Nielson | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Albert Warren Howard Jr. | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Anthony J. Sala | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert A. Weldon | RTD | - |
25. Dezember 2023 access_time 12:33
My dad John Lynah passed away in 1992 but not before raising eleven children. I never heard him talk about the war.
14. Februar 2024 access_time 19:04
Robert, did your father talk about the rocket episode? If so, I’d love to hear about it. Thanks! Jusbur13@hotmail.com