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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 613th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IN-R |
| MACR | 5308 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 2020 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (28 May 1944) |
| Missions: | 5 |
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History of
B-17 42-31557
Delivered Denver 21/11/43; Kearney 5/12/43; Presque Is 20/12/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-R] Deenethorpe 21/1/44; Missing in Action Dessau 28/5/44 with Walter Keith, Bombardier: Norman Weiss, Radio Operator: Art Mahler, Waist gunner: Merle Barnes,Tail gunner: Vic D’Agostino (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John Maloney, Navigator: Jack Priest, Ball turret gunner: Pete Beckowitz, Waist gunner: Leo Cass (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KOd #2 and oxygen, crashed five miles S of Wiessenburg, 17 miles NE of Dessau, Ger; MACR 5308.
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B-17 42-31557 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Walter Burton Keith, Jr. | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | James John Maloney | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | James Barret Priest | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Norman Weiss | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | James Elwood Wells | POW | - |
| RO | CPL | Arthur Peter Mahler | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Peter Beckowitz | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Merle Edward Barnes | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Leo Carl Cass | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Victor D'Agostino | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 02 April 2020
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