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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 367th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | GY-Z |
| MACR: | 817 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (14 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30727 / Fightin’ Bitin’
Delivered Dallas 19/7/43; Scott 10/8/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-Z] Thurleigh 2/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Bill Bisson, Navigator: George Young, Bombardier: Joe Lukens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Osep, Tail gunner: Thompson Wilson (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Chas Stafford, Radio Operator: John McLellan, Ball turret gunner: Dick Vader, Waist gunner: Peter Giovanni, Waist gunner: Constantine Lamb (5 Prisoner of War); Flak knocked out two engines and fighters riddled the tail, crashed Hoehefeld, 15 miles W of Wurzburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 817. FIGHTIN’ BITIN’.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 07 September 2018
13. May 2020 access_time 17:49
Die Maschine wurde von Feldwebel Emil Schmelzinger, 9./JG11, Bf109G-6 abgeschossen.
04. June 2024 access_time 19:11
My Great Uncle, Edward Osep, was the top turret gunner on their final flight. KIA. Thank you, Uncle Ed.