| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 511th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DS-Z |
| MACR | 7584 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (06 August 1944) |
| Missions: | 21 |
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History of
B-17 42-107046 / Screw Ball
Delivered Tulsa 6/2/44; Grenier 27/2/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-Z] Polebrook 26/3/44; Missing in Action {21m} Brandenburg 6/8/44 with Bill Boyd, Co-pilot: Chester Snyder, Radio Operator: Max Thompson, Ball turret gunner: Malcolm Keanes (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Art Marsden, Bombardier: Don Wassner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Karnes, Waist gunner: Ed Handel,Tail gunner: Ed Gavin (5 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Wust, E of Brandenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7584. SCREW BALL.
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This page was last updated on 30 December 2019
07. February 2018 access_time 3:33
The pilot Bill Boyd of Port Arthur, TX was my uncle. He is buried at Ft Sam Houston in San Antonio, TX.