Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 615th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IY-B |
| MACR | 2274 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (29 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31193 / Little Boots
Delivered Cheyenne 29/9/43; Gt Falls 14/10/43; Scott 21/10/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-B] Deenethorpe 4/11/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Capt. Robert Beers, Co-pilot: Howard Byrne, Navigator: Harry Gershon, Bombardier: Bill Ritch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clarry Young (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Nunzio Paola, Ball turret gunner: Allen Craft, Waist gunner: Franklin Grigg, Waist gunner: Ken Lynn, Tail gunner: John Turvey (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3, wing on fire, crashed Worms, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2274. LITTLE BOOTS.
B-17 42-31193 / Little Boots Details
B-17 42-31193 / Little Boots Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Robert W. Beers | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Howard E. Byrne | POW | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Harold Gershon | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | William L. Ritch | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Clarence E. Young | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Nunzio Paola | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Allen H. Craft | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Franklin M. Grigg | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Kenneth J. Lynn | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John E. Turvy | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 11 February 2024
26. December 2023 access_time 4:44
My husbands family is related to Nunzio DiPaola who was a member of this crew. We would be interested in any information anyone has about him.