| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 331st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 9550 |
| German Document: | KU-3154 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (07 October 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31925 / Goon Girl
Delivered Denver 5/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Assigned: 331BS/94BG Rougham 7/2/44; MIA Bohlen 7/10/44 Pilot: Leon Levy, Harry Hastings, Frank Marksman, Les Cooper, Henry Greenawalt, Lou Ballin, Don Hancey, Jesus Morales (8KIA); Franklin Pitt (POW); Enemy aircraft blew tail off, crashed Ostramonda [25 km north of Weimar], Germany. MACR 9550. GOON GIRL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-31925 / Goon Girl Details
At approximately (50°55’N – 11°55’E), 12 minutes before the briefed I.P. [Initial Point] was reached, enemy aircraft made sudden attacks on the Group of which this aircraft was a member. The Squadron in which this aircraft was flying bore the brunt of the attacks.
About 50 to 60 S/E and T/E [Single-Engine and Twin-Engine] enemy aircraft comprised the attacking force. They were mostly FW-190’s although a few ME-109’s and ME-210’s were observed. The attacks lasted for about 10 minutes and there were friendly fighters present, but not in sufficient numbers to give adequate protection.
This aircraft was last seen going down in vicinity of the I.P. It is believed that all of the crew bailed out, as chutes were observed near this aircraft when last sighted, however, other aircraft were going down in the same vicinity and due to extreme battle conditions at this time, positive identification of chutes could not be made. No further information regarding this crew is known.
The entire tail of this aircraft was shot off and plane flipped over out of control.
Source: MACR 9550
B-17 42-31925 / Goon Girl Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Leonard C. Levy | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Harry P. Hastings | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Frank J. Marksman | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Leslie J. Cooper | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Henry W. Greenawalt | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Louis W. Ballin | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Donald R. Hancey | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Franklin U. Pitt, Jr. | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Jesus R. Morales | KIA | - |
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