| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 339th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 4165 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-107164
Delivered Tulsa 9/3/44; Kearney 22/3/44; Grenier 3/4/44; Assigned: 339BS/96BG [QJ- ] Snetterton 7/4/44; MIA Pas de Calais 20/4/44 Pilot: Clyde Liles, Co-Pilot: Harry Spitzenburg, Navigator: John Pavia, Bombardier: Wallace Murray, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Dicicco, Radio Operator: Clarry Jones, Ball Turret Gunner: Jim Malloy, Waist Gunner: Theo Byman, Waist Gunner: Jim Tasker (9KIA); Tail Gunner: Max Kruse (POW); flak hit in bomb bay, ship broke in half, crashed Hallines, five miles SW of St Omer, Fr. MACR 4165.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 29 March 2019
02. February 2026 access_time 13:47
The pilot of this plane, Clyde Liles, was my Daddy’s brother. I have gathered information for years and have quite a bit. I received over 100 pages from the National Archives. One thing I have not been able to pin down – he had just arrived at Snetterton Heath less than two weeks before he was killed. It seems like this might have been his one and only mission. Do you have any suggestions as to how I could either prove or disprove this?