| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 527th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FO-P |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire, ditched (20 June 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97261
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Dalhart 28/2/44; Grenier 26/3/44; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-P] Kimbolton 8/4/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 20/6/44 with Jim Wheat, Co-pilot: Leslie Neilsen, Navigator: Walt Cooney, Bombardier: George Berner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Calvin Deckor, Radio Operator: George Maisch, Ball turret gunner: Bill Sullivan, Waist gunner: Bob Mercado,Tail gunner: Alvin Carter (9 Returned to Duty); flak, on return ditched North Sea eight miles off Gt Yarmouth, Nfk, UK, all rescued.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 02 March 2018
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