| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-VE: 42-97736 to 42-97835 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 358th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VK-M |
| MACR | 5173 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (24 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97787
Delivered Denver 26/2/44; Hunter 15/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-M] Molesworth 22/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Joe Worthley, Co-pilot: Alf Clumpner, Navigator: Carroll Binder{body discovered and buried 21/4/50}, Bombardier: Austin Mack, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Baker, Radio Operator: Erwin Zimmer, Ball turret gunner: John Goetz, Waist gunner: Ken Pickell, Waist gunner: Leslie Schweinebraten (9 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Elmer Simpson (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea, six miles SW of St Peter, about 25 miles W of Holstein, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 5173.
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This page was last updated on 13 September 2017

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