| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 327th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | UX-K |
| MACR | 2996 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (06 March 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97527
Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Grenier 6/1/44; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-K] Podington 5/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Rex Townsend, Co-pilot: Gunnar Swanson, Navigator: Ken Kinsella, Bombardier: Ralph Ballmer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Horton, Radio Operator: Ingvard Jensen, Ball turret gunner: Bill Bedenk, Waist gunner: Dave Elowitz, Waist gunner: Harry Degroat (9 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Orlando Maiocco (Prisoner of War); flak hit, ship broke in half, crashed Brookstreek, near Mariendrebber, for miles N of Diepholz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2996.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
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