Source:
398th.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 601st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 30-X |
| MACR | 8605 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (08 September 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97385 / Shady Lady
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/44; Sheridan 12/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 601BS/398BG [3O-X] Nuthampstead 4/5/44; (49m) Missing in Action Ludwigshafen 8/9/44 with Warren Wade, Ball turret gunner: Wilbert Burns,Tail gunner: Gene Gamba (3KIA, shot in an escape attempt); Co-pilot: Theo Prevost, Navigator: Burt BreamWounded in Action, Radio Operator: John Rex, Waist gunner: Harrison Brooks (4 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Bill Howell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Ritter (2 evaded capture); mech fault, #1 & #2 feathered, crashed Prunier, SW of Dieuze, E of Nancy, Fr; Salvaged 5 SAD Merville, Fr, 29/3/45. Missing Air Crew Report 8605. SHADY LADY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 04 April 2018
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