| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-VE: 44-8201 to 44-8300 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 751st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 12802 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (28 February 1945) |
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History of
B-17 44-8255
Delivered Dallas 25/9/44; Hunter 23/8/44; Dow Fd 5/9/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG Glatton 3/10/44; Missing in Action Soest, Ger 28/2/45 with Roy Kirk, Radio Operator: Ed Grover,Tail gunner: Willard Krueger (3 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Capt Bill Gibbons, Navigator: Arvo Kajander, Bombardier: Valentine Stype, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rocco Montago, Ball turret gunner: Chas Coleman, Lt Vic Smith {radar nav} (6 Returned to Duty); mech fault, ditched Channel 10 miles off North Foreland, Kent, UK; Missing Air Crew Report 12802. (?1)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 16 July 2017
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