| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WW-U |
| MACR | 3676 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31385
Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Grand Island 13/11/43; Romulus 25/11/43; Assigned: 369BS/306BG [WW-U] Thurleigh 4/1/44; MIA Stettin 11/4/44 Pilot: Capt Jim Opdyke, Co-Pilot: Trygve Olson, Navigator: Bill Flynn, Bombardier: Clarry Couch, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Jones, Ball Turret Gunner: Ray Gates, Waist Gunner: Ed Gustafson, Waist Gunner: George McManus, Tail Gunner: Gene Moody (9POW); Radio Operator: Thaddeus Hunter (KIA); Enemy aircraft KOd #1 and damaged #2, crash-landed Eldena, six miles SW of Mecklenburg Afd, Germany. MACR 3676.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 24 July 2019
23. July 2019 access_time 23:23
My father James Opdyke was the pilot of the plane. Olsen was his copilot. Please correct this .
24. July 2019 access_time 0:11
Thank you for your comment.
I corrected the names.