Production-block:
B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 to 42-31131
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 401st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 612th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: SC-K
MACR: 9758
History of
B-17 42-31087 / Boche Buster aka Heaven Can Wait
Delivered Cheyenne 17/9/43; Gt Falls 28/9/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-K] Deenethorpe 26/10/43; Missing in Action Politz 7/10/44; flak, force landed Bredakara, Swe; 9INT; Missing Air Crew Report 9758. HEAVEN CAN WAIT aka BOCHE BUSTER. Left Sweden 13/5/45.
Last updated: 11. December 2017
B-17 42-31087 / Boche Buster aka Heaven Can Wait Details
B-17 42-31087 / Boche Buster aka Heaven Can Wait Crew
Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
P | 1LT | Thomas K. Hill | INT | - |
CP | 1LT | W.E. Schwedel | INT | - |
NAV | 2LT | Theadore S. Block | INT | - |
BOMB | 2LT | Junius W. Chadwick Jr. | INT | - |
ENG/TT | T/SGT | James L. Mullins | INT | - |
RO | T/SGT | Victor H. Shewbert | INT | - |
BT | S/SGT | Edward A. Hellenbeck | INT | - |
WG | S/SGT | Buddy N. Keith | INT | - |
TG | S/SGT | Omer G. Richardson | INT | - |
13. January 2024 access_time 23:51
Are there any relatives of the crew out there who might be interested in a history of the missions flown from the perspective of T.K Hill (Pilot)? I have a copy of the Pilots Log as well as original newspaper articles in Swedish covering when and how the plane crash landed. My father was Omer Richardson, Tail Gunner.