| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-VE: 42-97736 to 42-97835 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 533rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VP-J |
| MACR | 7884 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (05 August 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97771
Delivered Cheyenne 25/2/44; Denver 3/3/44; 1SAG Langley 3/6/44; Dow Fd 20/5/44; Assigned 91BG Bassingbourn 11/6/44; transferred 533BS/381BG [VP-J] Ridgewell 5/7/44; Missing in Action {6+m} Nienburg 5/8/44 with Sal Melomo, Navigator: Chas Freeman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Willard Gilbertson, Radio Operator: Leland Vaughn, Waist gunner: Julian Hill (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Edwin Palmer, Ex nav-Bill Bernstein, Co-pilot: Dave Lane, Ball turret gunner: Jim Moorhead,Tail gunner: Lou Beneke (5 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #3 and #4, crashed off Jadebusen, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 7884.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 10 February 2018
22. February 2024 access_time 17:22
Ed Palmer was my uncle. I really only heard his story one time when I visited him shortly after I joined the AF. He was in Stalag Luft III (of “Great Escape” fame) He was there after the events depicted in the movie. He was liberated by the Soviets. I believe he said they were moved to another camp near the end and actually liberated from that camp.
13. March 2024 access_time 17:50
Dave Lane was my grandpa he was also in the same camp as your uncle