| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-X |
| MACR | 8174 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (28 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-32009 / Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13
Delivered Denver 15/1/44; Gr Island 29/1/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-X] Thorpe Abbotts 14/2/44; Missing in Action Brussels 28/7/44 with Albert Spear, Co-pilot: Stan Diamond, Navigator: John Spillane, Bombardier: C.P. Pate, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Pieczynski, Radio Operator: Art Marshall, Ball turret gunner: Arthur Gens,Tail gunner: Bob Bass (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Rob Gill (RTD- picked up by ASR); mid air coll with 42-97621 (100BG), the fuselage snapped in half and crashed in North Sea off Lowestoft, Sfk; Missing Air Crew Report 8174. BUFFALO GAL aka BLACK CAT 13.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-32009 / Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17G 42-97621 on 28 July 1944. Fuselage snapped in half.
B-17 42-32009 / Buffalo Gal aka Black Cat 13 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Albert S. Spear | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Stanley S. Diamond | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John P. Spillane | KIA | - |
| BOMB | S/SGT | Charlie P. Pate | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Raymond A. Pieczynski | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Arthur A. Marshall | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Arthur V. Gens | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robbie L. Gill | RTD | picked up by ASR |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert D. Bass | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 12 December 2017
15. March 2024 access_time 23:03
Stanley Diamond was my great uncle. This was not his assigned plane, he didn’t trust his pilot on She-Hasta and transferred to this bird. I have photos of him and the crew if you are interested.
04. May 2024 access_time 22:39
Dustin,
My great uncle was Albert Spear, pilot of 32-009 Black Cat. I would very much like to see any photos you have of the crew. Thanks in advance.
18. October 2024 access_time 2:39
my grandfather was the belly gunner on this aircraft before it crashed in the Atlantic… Gilbert Langdon… he was a staff Sargent… I have the black cat 13 tattoo on me for a memorial… so proud of my grandfather