Production-block:
B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 367th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: GY-Z
MACR: 12961
History of
B-17 43-38302 / Hellcat Hattie
Delivered Cheyenne 18/7/44; Kearney 27/7/44; Grenier 15/8/44; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-Z] Thurleigh 23/9/44; secret mission 3/11/44, ret 17/12/44; #3 exploded while over The Wash on gunnery mission 9/3/45 with Wilf Miessler, Navigator: John Pappas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mont Baughman, Radio Operator: Walt Searles, Ball turret gunner: Carlo Caserta,Tail gunner: Bob Harrison (8 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: Stan Burns, Bombardier: Bill Johnson (2RTD-picked up by RAF ASR); Missing Air Crew Report 12961. HELLCAT HATTIE.
Last updated: 6. January 2018
29. July 2022 access_time 3:07
My father, Howard Wertz, was an original crew member on Hellcat Hattie when she was new in 1943. As a kid, I heard countless stories about that “magnificent bird” until my father died in 1977. Are any of the original crew still living?, if so, please contact me with your stories.
20. November 2022 access_time 15:15
208-240-6541 plz call