Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 322nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | LG-A |
| MACR: | 5983 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (21 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-102527 / Sleepytime Gal
Delivered Cheyenne 11/3/44; Gr Island 21/3/44; Dow Fd 6/4/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-A] Bassingbourn 22/4/44; Missing in Action 14+m Berlin 21/6/44 with Ed Waters, Co-pilot: George Abbott, Bombardier: Jim Van Pelt, Waist gunner: Bob Hettinger (4 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Alf Kovner, ttg-Lou Miller, Radio Operator: Chester Kolano, Ball turret gunner: Harry Humm, Waist gunner: Claude Hopkins,Tail gunner: Ed Shirley (6 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #3 and set fire to wing, crashed Ruehlow, ten miles E of Neubrandenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5983. SLEEPYTIME GAL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
08. February 2025 access_time 21:37
please be advised that aviation archeologist issue series two #29 indicates that sleepytime gal and another B17 collided over Norfolk on feb 21 1944 and crashed in Needham marshes. NOT lost to enemy action. any explanation for the discrepancy?