| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 301st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 419th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: | |
Werbung/Advertisement
History of
B-17 42-97197
Delivered Cheyenne 5/2/44; Hunter 22/2/44; Morrison 5/3/44; slated 711BS/447BG, Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 17/3/44; {8m} crashed and burned on practice mission 8/4/44 with Major Columbus Griffin, Co-pilot: Don Rinke, Navigator: Frank Ziebarth, Bombardier: Chas Espensen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Blaize Van Valin, Radio Operator: Cliff Haythorn, Ambrosio Chavez (7 Killed in Action) plus three army officers, two from 21st Engineers and one English from Foggia Main.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
Werbung/Advertisement
This page was last updated on 06 January 2018
Write comment