| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 533rd Bomb Squadron, 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JD-T |
| MACR | 2740 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (04 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-32007
Delivered Denver 15/1/44; Kearney 28/1/44; Assigned 533BS/381BG Ridgewell 21/2/44; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD- ] Grafton Underwood 1/3/44; Missing in Action Bonn 4/3/44 with George Cosentino, Co-pilot: Howard Speck, Navigator: George Malcolm, Radio Operator: Vince Romano, Waist gunner: Waldo Mariani, Waist gunner: Jim Stanley,Tail gunner: Glenn Faust (7 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Sgt Mike Polito{togg}, Ball turret gunner: Clint Orean (2 evaded capture); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Butman (KIA- killed on landing his chute hitting chimney and died before doctor arrived); flak, crashed two miles N of Ransart, four miles N of Charleroi, Bel; Missing Air Crew Report 2740.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 19 July 2017
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