| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron, 349th Bomb Squadron, 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | XM-B, LN-S |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (29 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31537 / Buffalo Gal aka Randie Lou aka Friday the 13th
Delivered Cheyenne 19/11/43; Kearney 2/12/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-B] Rougham 23/12/43 FRIDAY THE 13TH; transferred 350BS/100BG [LN-S] Thorpe Abbotts 24/12/43; 349BS [XR- ]; ran out of gas on Ruhland mission 21/6/44 with Lt Chadwick, force landed Kiev, Russia; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Bill Fitzroy, Navigator: Floyd Hartman, Ball turret gunner: Bernie Spragg, Waist gunner: Frank Buschmeier,Tail gunner: Joe O’Donnell (5 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Bob Dykeman, Bombardier: Floyd Douglas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ira Arnold, Radio Operator: Carmine Roberto (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Pauschrau, S of Merseburg, Ger. (perhaps to be identified as “Punschrau”, 51° 8′ 23″ N / 11° 40′ 42″ E). Missing Air Crew Report 7809. RANDY LOU aka BUFFALO GAL.
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This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
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29. January 2026 access_time 19:48
Yes, Punschrau would be correct.