| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-85-BO: 42-30032 to 42-30131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-Q |
| MACR | 1031 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (10 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30047 / Sweeter Girl
Delivered Cheyenne 3/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Hill 5/5/43; Wendover 10/5/43; Kearney 21/5/43; Dow Fd 28/5/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-Q] Thorpe Abbotts 2/6/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Rich Atchison, Co-pilot: Willard Secor, Navigator: Ken Baron, Bombardier: Sol Goldstein, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russ Bennett,Tail gunner: Van Write (6 Prisoner of War); , Radio Operator: Elder Lisch, Ball turret gunner: Clarry Coombs, Waist gunner: Westley Field, Waist gunner: Elliott Preble (4 Killed in Action); hit by wreckage of B-17 & Me 109, crashed Schirl-Beverstrang, four miles E of Ostberven, near Munster, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1031. SWEATER GIRL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30047 / Sweeter Girl Details
Hit by wreckage of B-17 #42-30723 ‘Sexy Suzy Mother of Ten’ aka ‘Holy Terror’ and show down by Me 109.
B-17 42-30047 / Sweeter Girl Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Richard B. Atchison | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Willard Secor | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Kenneth Baron | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Sol Goldstein | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Russell W. Bennett | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Elder E. Lisch | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Clarence A. Coombs | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Elliot O. Preble | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Westley M. Field | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Van T. Wright | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 09 October 2017
03. March 2025 access_time 17:21
The nickname for this B-17 is “Sweater Girl”