| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-VE: 42-97736 to 42-97835 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 337th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | AW-E |
| MACR | 4572 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Mid-air collision with e/a (08 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97782
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/44; Denver 2/3/44; Kearney 4/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned: 337BS/96BG [AW-E] Snetterton 22/4/44; MIA Berlin 8/5/44 Pilot: Harry Niswonger, Radio Operator: Bob Morrison, Tail Gunner: John Caum (3KIA); Co-Pilot: Roderick Steele, Navigator: Tom Thomas, Bombardier: Tom Fitzgerald, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Edwin Marsh, Ball Turret Gunner: Albt Crick, Waist Gunner: Bob Robinson, Waist Gunner: Dale Johnson (7POW); Enemy aircraft KOd #3, followed by mid air col w/FW109, crashed Daverden, four miles NW of Verden, Germany. MACR 4572.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 24 February 2019
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