Production-block:
B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 401st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 614th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: IW-A
MACR: 5310
History of
B-17 42-97440 / Flak Rat II aka Patches
Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-A] Deenethorpe 1/1/44; Missing in Action Oschersleben 30/5/44 with Carleton Wilson, Co-pilot: Curtis Kelley, Navigator: John Connery, Bombardier: Francis Fogarty, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Quinn, Radio Operator: John Gray,Tail gunner: Gerald Pettit(7 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Bill Passeno, Waist gunner: Jim McMahon, Waist gunner: George Smith (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Tweelbake, nine miles W of Bookholzberg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5310. FLAK RAT II.
Last updated: 6. January 2018
B-17 42-97440 / Flak Rat II aka Patches Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Carleton L. Wilson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Curtis C. Kelley | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John H. Connery | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Francis M. Fogarty | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Robert E. Quinn | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | John A. Gray | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William W. Passeno | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James F. McMahon | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George F. Smith | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Gerald M. Pettit | KIA | - |
11. November 2020 access_time 17:00
William W. Passeno was traded in the ball turret KIA when the plane went down