| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 551st Bomb Squadron, 569th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | HR-O, CC-Q |
| MACR | 783 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 October 1943) |
| Missions: | 11 |
History of
B-17 42-30292 / Pulsatin Polly
Delivered Cheyenne 9/5/43; Gore 10/5/43; Moses Lake 22/5/43; Geiger 25/5/43; Smoky Hill 1/7/43; Dow Fd 11/7/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR-O] Gt Ashfield 12/7/43; transferred 569BS/390BG [CC-Q] Framlingham 13/7/43; Missing in Action (11m) Bremen 8/10/43 with Marshall Shepherd, Co-pilot: Neil Murphy, body washed up in River Weser), Navigator: Jesse Wyatt, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Masters, Radio Operator: Chas Brown, Ball turret gunner: Bob Ross (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Owen Smith, Waist gunner: Jim Helms, Waist gunner: Harry Lambert, Tail gunner: Albt Martin (4 Prisoner of War); direct flak hits in cockpit, radio room and #4 on fire, and circled by enemy fighters, crashed Quelkhorn, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 783. PULSATIN’ POLLY.
B-17 42-30292 / Pulsatin Polly Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Marshall M. Shepherd | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Neil P. Murphy | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Jesse L. Wyatt | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Owen G. Smith | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | William B. Masters | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Charles Brown | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert Ross | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James L. Helms | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Harold T. Lambert | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Albert W. Martin | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 28 February 2021
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