| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-40-DL: 42-3229 to 42-3283 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 349th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XR-A |
| MACR | 1021 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (10 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3229 / Pasadena Nena
Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-A] Thorpe Abbotts 30/5/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with John Justice (evaded capture & returned UK via Gibraltar); Navigator: Pete Battisti, Bombardier: Bill Brothers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John McDonough, Radio Operator: Dick Whitlock, Ball turret gunner: Stan Stopa, Waist gunner: Bob Bergendahl, Waist gunner: Harry Hafko (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John Shields{body found month later},Tail gunner: Gaetano Sportelli (2 Killed in Action); flak KO’d #4 and spun in, crashed De Harskamp military camp, Ede, near Barneveld, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 1021. PASADENA NINA.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 16 September 2017
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