| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LD-U |
| MACR | 2343 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (04 February 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-37975
Delivered Denver 2/11/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-U] Thorpe Abbotts 1/12/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/2/44 with Bill Green, Co-pilot: Jack Jensen, Navigator: John Joyce, Bombardier: John Hamilton{body washed up weeks later}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roman Beran, Radio Operator: Bob Valentik, Ball turret gunner: Dick Anderegg, Waist gunner: Harry Wackewicz{washed up two days later}, Waist gunner: Sandford Tisdale,Tail gunner: Leroy Leist (10 Killed in Action); flak hit going down smoking, crashed Oudorp area in Grevelingenmeer, off Walcheren Is, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 2343.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 21 September 2017
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