| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 96th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 2686 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (24 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31640 / Miss Hettie
Delivered Denver 30/11/43; Paine 2/12/43; Kearney 23/12/43; Dallas 3/1/44; Morrison 5/1/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 7/1/44; Missing in Action {11m} Steyr 24/2/44 with Jim McCord, Co-pilot: Harlan Wisner, Navigator: Allison Lunan, Bombardier: Don Gilmore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Homer Cooley, Ball turret gunner: Saul Zafran, Waist gunner: Bill Payne, Waist gunner: Maynard Tingle[wia],Tail gunner: Ralph Edwards[wia] (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Jim Gatewood (KIA-died of wounds in Austrian hospital.); enemy aircraft and flak, crashed Wegesheid, Aus; four chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 2686. MISS HETTIE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 06 August 2017
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