Source:
www.457thbombgroup.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 748th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding (24 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97162
Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Kearney 16/2/44; Assigned 748BS/457BG [Z] Glatton 8/3/44; on return from mission to Erding 24/4/44 with Harris Mathis, Co-pilot: Norris Gerber, Navigator: Fred Asbell, Bombardier: John Richardson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rex Crawford, Radio Operator: Don Cook, Ball turret gunner: Mark Osborne, Waist gunner: Bob Makin, Waist gunner: Nick Pesko,Tail gunner: Ralph Garrison (10 Returned to Duty); force landed base, Salvaged 27/4/44.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 05 March 2018
02. June 2022 access_time 21:32
Rex Crawford was my grandpa
24. November 2023 access_time 19:40
Any way to get a larger picture or file of the crash involving Rex Crawford? 42-97162
24. November 2023 access_time 19:42
Anyway to get an enlarged file of Rex Crawford crash? 42-97162
08. August 2025 access_time 0:49
Ralph Garrison, tail gunner on
B-17 42 91762 , was my uncle. He was from Jonesboro, Arkansas (Ralph W. Garrison)
08. August 2025 access_time 0:53
would like to know nickname of b 17. 42 97162..uncle Ralph Garrison was the tail gunner.