| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-60-VE: 44-8301 to 44-8400 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group, 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron, 570th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DI-N |
| MACR | 11115 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 44-8323 / Blonde Bombshell
Delivered Kearney 11/8/44; Ogden 13/8/44; Grenier 21/8/44; Assigned 388BG Knettishall 26/8/44; transferred 570BS/390BG [DI-N] Framlingham 28/8/44; Missing in Action Kaiserlautern (Morscheid Bridge) 25/12/44 with Elwood Lee, Loran Steen, Bob DeOrsay, Paul Roberts, Stan Wrubleski, Ed Skindingsrude (6 Killed in Action); Alf Walterscheid, Roland Weber, Coy Pledger (3 Prisoner of War); flak hit #4 engine, crashed Bitburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11115. BLONDE BOMBSHELL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 28 December 2018
01. May 2025 access_time 21:12
Hello my Friend. the B-17 Blond Bombshell crashed near Diekirch in Luxemburg. The Crashsite is today meadow where are horses from a good Friend of me. In the Warmuseum of Diekirch are 3 big peaces of the Plane. Greatings from Luxemburg.
18. May 2025 access_time 20:09
Grandson of Staff Sgt. Paul Roberts – B/T Gunner.