| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 508th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | YB-D |
| MACR | 8452 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (04 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38139
Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/44; Kearney 13/7/44; Grenier 17/7/44; Assigned 5608BS/351BG [YB-D] Polebrook 31/7/44; Missing in Action {11m} Ludwigshafen 5/9/44 with Bill Wright, Co-pilot: Bob Swanson, Navigator: John Swanson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Andy Bender, Radio Operator: Leroy Thomas, Waist gunner: Dick Hopper,Tail gunner: Lewis Cain (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Rollins Mahoney, George Anello (2 Prisoner of War); flak hit knocked off wing before crashed Viernheim, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8452.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 01 March 2018
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