| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 407th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PY-U |
| MACR | 2854 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (24 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31180
Delivered Denver 28/9/43; Gr Island 18/10/43; Nashville 24/10/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG PY-U] Podington 23/11/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 24/2/44 with Bob Clayton*, Co-pilot: Leon Cavender*, Navigator: John Galbraith*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nathan Grant*, (*all 326BG) Radio Operator: Herman Rahn, Ball turret gunner: Paul McDade, Waist gunner: Lewis Lilly,Tail gunner: Chester Zahaba (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Paul Alexander, Waist gunner: Sam Smith (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Klein Bokern, Bersenbruck, four miles E of Furstenau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2854.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 08 September 2017
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