Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 524th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | WA-M |
| MACR: | 8844 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31720 / Blue Blazing Blizza
Delivered Denver 10/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Prestwick 15/1/44; Assigned: 524BS/379BG [WA-M] Kimbolton 27/1/44; Bombardier: Bill Rau (KIA-pilot was Ernal Bridwell) 29/1/44 his ship landing at RAF Bradwell Bay; MIA Ludwigshafen 8/9/44 Pilot: Orvest Ellingson, Cliff Danielsen, Roy Manssen, Joe De Mure (4KIA); Joe Wells, Merrill Collins, Bob Harrell, Clair Young, Wallace Tipsword (5POW); flak, crashed Mannheim, Germany. MACR 8844. THE BLUE BLAZING BLIZZARD.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 06 November 2018
07. July 2026 access_time 19:44
My grandfather, Hugh “Mac” McGinty is pictured in the back row on the far left. He was the tailgunner.