Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-DL: 42-37989 to 42-38083 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 749th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged, ditched (12 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-38063 / G I Virgin
Delivered Cheyenne 1/12/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 749BS/457BG [S] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Munich 12/7/44 with Bob Kaufman, Co-pilot: Bob Burkholder, Navigator: Bernard Plaut, Bombardier: D.J. Letzia, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Sinclair, Radio Operator: Sanford Caldwell, Ball turret gunner: Rudolph Buczak, Waist gunner: Warren Antoine, Tail gunner: Henry Smuzynski (9 Returned to Duty); ship was badly damaged on mission, could not quite make home and ditched North Sea off Felixstowe, Sfk. UK. Air Sea Rescue launch picked up crew. THE G.I. VIRGIN.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 10 April 2018
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