| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 509th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RQ-Y |
| MACR | 2528 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (11 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-29863 / Aint it Gruesome aka Kentucky Babe
elivered Cheyenne 27/2/43; Denver 1/3/43; Gore 12/3/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-Y] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action 43m Frankfurt 11/2/44; flak hits then enemy aircraft KO’d #3 plus other damage, crashed a mile S of Inval-Boiron, 12 miles NW of Poix-de-Picardie, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 2528. KENTUCKY BABE aka AIN’T IT GRUESOME.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-29863 / Aint it Gruesome aka Kentucky Babe Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | John P. Carson Jr. | POW | - |
| CP | --- | Merlyn E. Rutherford | EVD | - |
| NAV | --- | Henry M. Heldmann | EVD | - |
| BOMB | --- | William H. Spinning | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Joseph R. Haywood | EVD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John R. Landers | EVD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Dave E. Lynch | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Richard C. Howard | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James W. Riley | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Joe R. Richey | POW | - |
| PHOTO | --- | Stan Sokolowski | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 08 September 2017
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