Source:
www.385thbga.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-55-DL: 42-3394 to 42-3422 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 551st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | HR-H |
| MACR: | 2164 & 1337 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (05 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3397 / Fighting Cock
Delivered Denver 5/6/43; Dow Fd 14/7/43; Assigned 551BS/385BG [HR-H] Gt Ashfield 15/7/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 5/12/43 with Theo Kleuser, Co-pilot: John Slater, Navigator: Fred Albert, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Hibbard, Ball turret gunner: Stan Wysokinski, Waist gunner: Leo De Graw, Waist gunner: Jim O’Keefe (7KIA-when in dinghy were machine gunned by German shore patrol); Bombardier: Tom Betow, Radio Operator: Walt Olowniuk,Tail gunner: Stewart Day (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ditched Bay of Biscay; Missing Air Crew Report 2164 and Missing Air Crew Report 1337. FIGHTING COCK.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 05 October 2017
09. August 2018 access_time 20:35
LEO DeGRAW WAS MY BROTHER IN-LAW, REMEMBER THE MAN COMING TO OUR HOME AND TELLING US OF THE DEATHS, I WAS 4 YEARS OLD!
02. August 2022 access_time 14:22
THE MEN OF THE FIGHTING COCK 5DEC43 WERE SHOT BY INDIAN TROOPS FIGHTING FOR THE GERMANS.
11. July 2020 access_time 22:12
have information on 42-33373 lady millicent III with 96th bomb group -I see there is no record of it but I know it existed as my dad flew it during WWII.
31. July 2025 access_time 21:03
my wifes uncle was a waist gunner on this plane..he flew 28 missions and his name was stanley swarthout..it was before this mission picture…