Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 602nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | K8-P |
| MACR | 7544 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (19 July 1944) |
| Missions: | 24 |
History of
B-17 42-102511
Delivered Cheyenne 10/3/44; Gr Island 27/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 602BS/398BG [K8-P] Nuthampstead 27/4/44; (24m) Missing in Action Lechfeld 19/7/44 with Dallas Hawkins, Co-pilot: Earl Hart, Navigator: Joe Doglio, Bombardier: John Loomis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gordon Sudborough, Radio Operator: Paul Bunning, Ball turret gunner: Tom Garrett,Tail gunner: Gregory Groncki (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Doyle Borchers (Prisoner of War); flak hit #2 gas tank, ship exploded and tg blew out; crashed Weil, near Epfenhausen, Sth of Augsburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7544.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 12 October 2019
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