Production-block:
B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 to 41-24539
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 322nd Bomb Squadron
- 423rd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: RD-W, LG-W
MACR: 1323
Missions: 22+
History of
B-17 41-24511 / Wheel ‘N Deal
Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-W] Westover 15/8/42; Thurleigh 13/10/42; transferred 322BS/91BG [LG-W] Bassingbourn 4/43; taxi accident with Bill Broley 16/4/43; Missing in Action Solingen 22+m 1/12/43 with John Wennerberg, Co-pilot: Bob Dickson, Navigator: Gene Cohalan, Bombardier: John Temple, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Squire Baker, Radio Operator: Nick Nicoletti, Ball turret gunner: Morris Schendleman, Waist gunner: Stan Kacprzyk, Waist gunner: Bill Cole (9 Prisoner of War),Tail gunner: Bill Roller (Killed in Action); flak hit #3, then another KO’d batteries, crashed River Rhine between Dusseldorf & Duisburg, Ger.. Missing Air Crew Report 1323. WHEEL ‘N DEAL.
Last updated: 31. December 2021
B-17 41-24511 / Wheel ‘N Deal Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | John T. Wennerberg | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert A. Dickson | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Eugene C. Cohalan | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | John W. Temple | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Squire Baker | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Nick J. Nicoletti | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Morris Schendleman | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Stanley T. Kacprzyk | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | William C. Cole | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | William E. Roller | KIA | - |
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