| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-85-BO: 42-30032 to 42-30131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 349th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XR-D |
| MACR | 270 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (25 June 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30038 / Bar Fly
Delivered Cheyenne 2/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 4/5/43; Hill 12/5/43; Wendover 16/5/43; Kearney 22/5/43; Dow Fd 27/5/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-D] Thorpe Abbotts 30/5/43; Missing in Action convoy attack 25/6/43 with Paul Schmalenbach, Co-pilot: George Cox, Bombardier: Jack Clark, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene Beck, Waist gunner: Tony Russo,Tail gunner: Lew Priegel (6 Killed in Action); Navigator: John Brown, Radio Operator: Frank Podbielski, Ball turret gunner: Norman Goodwin{wounded in attack and his left leg was amputated in hospital and RetUS}, Waist gunner: Bill Lucas (4 Prisoner of War); shot down by enemy aircraft, ditched 12 miles N of Wangerooge Is. Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 270. BAR FLY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30038 / Bar Fly Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Paul J. Schmalenbach | KIA | - |
| CP | F/O | George W. Cox | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | John F. Brown | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Jack L. Clark | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Eugene M. Beck | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Frank J. Podbielski | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Norman C. Goodwin | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Anthony J. Russo | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William C. Lucas | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Lewis W. Priegal | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 12 October 2017
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