Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 358th Bomb Squadron, 359th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | VK-H, BN-B |
| MACR: | 4272 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-39785 / Thru Hel’en Hiwater
Delivered Long Beach 31/8/43; Scott 18/9/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-H] Molesworth 18/10/43, 359BS [BN-B]; Missing in Action Hamm (28m) 22/4/44 with Roy Larson, Bombardier: Milton Feinman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Campbell,Tail gunner: Herman Lodge (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Ron Duncan, Navigator: Herb Levy, Radio Operator: Everett Culp, Ball turret gunner: Lee Brim, Waist gunner: Art Schinker, Waist gunner: Duane Thayer (6 Prisoner of War); flak set engine on fire, exploded before crew could bale, crashed Delecke, six miles S of Soest, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4272. THRU HEL’EN HIWATER.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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