Production-block:
B-17G-75-BO: 43-37874 to 43-38073
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 487th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 839th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: R5-
MACR: 8470
History of
B-17 43-37980
Delivered Cheyenne 12/6/44; Kearney 27/6/44; Dow Fd 7/7/44; Assigned 839BS/487BG [R5-] Lavenham 8/7/44; Missing in Action Politz 25/8/44 with Joe Duncan,Tail gunner: Monroe Wolyn (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Jim Hood, Navigator: Ely Friedman, Bombardier: Jim Dolan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Henahan, Radio Operator: Gerard Brown, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Everett, PN-Capt Rich Jones, AL-Capt Winston Rogers (9KIA-several bodies found weeks later) ; flak hit to immediate explosion, crashed Lake Muritz, near Boek, NW of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8470.
Last updated: 30. June 2017
B-17 43-37980 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Joseph A. Duncan | POW | - |
| CP | CPT | Winston S. Rogers | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Ely N. Friedman | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James J. Dolan | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Joseph W. Henahan | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Gerard F. Brown | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Lloyd E. Everett | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Rhodes L. Brown | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Monroe S. Wolyn | POW | - |
| TG | 2LT | James Hood Jr. | KIA | - |
| --- | CPT | Richard L. Jones | KIA | Pilotage Navigator |
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