| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 533rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | VP-Z |
| MACR: | 2934 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (22 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97474 / Homing Pigeon
Delivered Denver 26/11/43; Kearney 14/12/43; Presque Is 22/12/43; Assigned: 533BS/381BG [VP-Z] Ridgewell 15/1/44; MIA Oschersleben 22/2/44 Pilot: Francis Fridgen, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bob Brennan, Radio Operator: Bill Reilly, Ball Turret Gunner: Garrett Bartle (4POW); Co-Pilot: Dave Waller, Navigator: Paul Ehrmann, Bombardier: Phil Palmer, Waist Gunner: Oliver Gaby (4KIA); Waist Gunner: Walt Abernathy, Tail Gunner: Lowell Slayton (2EVD); Enemy aircraft, crashed near Ostendorf church, Opherdicke/Westfalia, Germany. MACR 2934. HOMING PIGEON.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 12 November 2018
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