| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 527th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FO-M |
| MACR | 1357 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 June 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-3138 / Eight Ball
Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/443; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-M] Dow Fd 13/4/43; Kimbolton 30/5/43; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 11/6/43 with Burrel Newman, Co-pilot: John Culler, Navigator: George Jackson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leo Gauthier, Radio Operator: Ed Hyvonen{body recovered from mud flats 19/7/43}, Ball turret gunner: Jim Griffin, Waist gunner: Harry Dudley, Waist gunner: Joe Butterfield (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Tom Kelley,Tail gunner: Ray Lauters (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed low watermark at Tossens, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1357.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-3138 / Eight Ball Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Burrel F. Newman | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John D. Culler | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George W. Jackson | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Thomas B. Kelly, Jr | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Leo A. Gauthier | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Edward E. Hyvonen | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James T. Griffin | KIA | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Harold C. Dudley | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph V. Butterfield | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Raymond D. Lauters | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 10 April 2018
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