| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-120-BO: 42-30732 to 42-30831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WW-U |
| MACR | 815 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-30779
Delivered Cheyenne 28/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW-U] Thurleigh 18/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Bill Lockyear, Co-pilot: Craig Powell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Rich, Radio Operator: Bernie Swift, Waist gunner: John Regan, Waist gunner: Ernie Gilbert,Tail gunner: Lester Kurk (7 Prisoner of War), Navigator: Paul Welton, Bombardier: Albt Nagy, Ball turret gunner: Alf Weiland (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set fire to three engines, crashed Hammerstein, seven miles NW of Koblenz, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 815.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-30779 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Willard H. Lockyear | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Craig S. Powell | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Paul N. Welton | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Albert J. Nagy | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Don C. Rich | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Bernie A. Swift | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Alfred H. Wieland Jr | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John R. Regan | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Earnest J. Gilbert | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Lester J. Kurk | POW | - |
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