Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-100-BO: 42-30332 to 42-30431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 569th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | CC-N |
| MACR | 1728 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (16 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30348 / Royal Flush
Delivered Cheyenne 18/5/43; Geiger 27/5/43; Gt Falls 7/6/43; Smoky Hill 9/7/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 569BS/390BG [CC-N] Framlingham 13/7/43; Missing in Action Bremen 16/12/43 with Clarry Gill, Radio Operator: Grady Embree, Navigator: Edgar Cannon, Bombardier: Fred Gunther, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Rogers, Radio Operator: Glenn Carver, Ball turret gunner: Clyde Sutton, Waist gunner: Jim Goschka, Waist gunner: Calvin Buckmaster,Tail gunner: Joe Moreau (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Augustfehn, 10 miles NW of Bad Zwischenahn, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1728. ROYAL FLUSH.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30348 / Royal Flush Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Clarence A. Gill | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Grady R. Embree | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Edgar A. Cannon | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Frederick W. Gunther | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | John C. Rogers | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Glenn M. Carver | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Clyde J. Sutton | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | James N. Goschka | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Calvin O. Buckmaster | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Joseph L. Moreau | POW | - |
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