| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-DL: 42-38084 to 42-38213 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JD-J |
| MACR | 3869 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (13 April 1944) |
| Missions: | 19 |
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History of
B-17 42-38112 / Mrs. Geezil
Delivered Denver 18/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Presque Is 20/1/44; Nutts Corner, Belgium. ast, N.I. 27/1/44; ass 545BS/384BG [JD-J] Grafton Underwood 10/2/44; MIA Schweinfurt 13/4/44 Pilot: Ed Fioretti, Navigator: Sam Merlo, Bombardier: Leon Griffith, Waist Gunner: Don Vorisek, Waist Gunner: Phil Chaperon, Tail Gunner: Joe Ranchunas (6POW); Co-Pilot: Sid Bush, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Walter Stuhl, Radio Operator: Cecil Morton, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Eyre (4KIA); Enemy aircraft, exploded on way down, crashed Schlierbach, near Lindenfels, 16 miles NE of Darmstadt, Germany. MACR 3869.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-38112 / Mrs. Geezil Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Edward Anthony Fioretti | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Sidney Lewis Bush | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Samuel Joseph Merle | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Leonard Raymond Griffith | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Walter Edward Stuhl | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Cecil Gordon Morton | KIA | - |
| BT | T/SGT | Charles Harris Eyre | KIA | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Donald Thomas Vorisek | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Phillip William Chaperon | POW | - |
| TG | T/SGT | Joseph George Rachunas | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 27 December 2021
28. December 2021 access_time 12:12
It should be Nutts Corner, Belfast, N.I rather than Belgium.
17. February 2025 access_time 22:20
Cecil Morton was my uncle.
Sadly missed…