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Produktionsblock:
B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 bis 43-37873
Hersteller:
Boeing
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 337th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: AW-B
Geschichte der
B-17 43-37764 / Up ‘N Cider aka Boyd’s Bird
Delivered Cheyenne 19/5/44; Patterson 20/5/44; Kearney 26/6/44; Grenier 6/7/44; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-B] Snetterton 8/7/44 – 7 UP ‘N CIDER; target was Osnabruck 21/11/44 Pilot: John Boyd, Co-Pilot: Bob Ashley, Navigator: Bill Carey, Bombardier: Lou Wallace, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ernie Moriarty, Radio Operator: Nick Corleto, Ball Turret Gunner: George Ritter, Waist Gunner: Phil Palazzo, Tail Gunner: Dale Parcher (9RTD-most suffered injuries); en route over Europe #1 engine played up, oil leaking, then #2 was feathered, crash-landed railway embankment at Bryants Bridge, Quidenham, Sfk., UK. Salvaged. 22/11/44. BOYD’S BOIDS.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 24. Februar 2019
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