Source:
www.398th.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-BO: 42-102544 to 42-102743 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 603rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | N7-K |
| Fate: |
, Crashed on take off (26 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-102553 / Lil’ 8 Ball
Delivered Cheyenne 12/3/44; Kearney 31/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-K] Nuthampstead 26/4/44; crashed on take off on non-operational flight 26/7/44 when it ran off runway, hit tractor and burnt out; with Claude Williams, p-Paul Deininger, Co-pilot: Herb Newman-Bill Frankhouser, Bombardier: Bill Whitaker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Cornelius Harrington, Radio Operator: Norman Bergsman, Ball turret gunner: Arnold Money, Waist gunner: Leroy Kucharski, Waist gunner: Bernard Mackenzie(severe burns),Tail gunner: Steve Kernitz (11 Returned to Duty); transferred AFSC 29/7/44. LIL’ 8 BALL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 01 November 2018
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