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Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 452nd Bomb Group
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 401st Bomb Squadron
- 731st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LL-N, 7D-M
MACR: 11050
History of
B-17 42-97069 / Mon Tete Rouge II
Delivered Cheyenne 24/1/44; Gr Island 11/2/44; Presque Is 23/2/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-N] Bassingbourn 11/3/44; transferred 731BS/452BG Deopham Green [7D-M] 12/3/44; Missing in Action Kassel 4/12/44 with Larry Downey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stan Monikitas,Tail gunner: Don Woodwick (3KIA, all still in wreckage); Co-pilot: Chas Gillette, Navigator: Ed O’Neill, Bombardier: Jack Short, Radio Operator: Ray Crewson, Ball turret gunner: Bill Vidulich, Waist gunner: Cliff Haas (6 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Bitburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 11050. MON TETE ROUGE II.
Last updated: 4. December 2021
B-17 42-97069 / Mon Tete Rouge II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Lawrence Downey | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Charles F. Gillette | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Edward J. O'Neill | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Jack E. Short | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Stanley Monikitas | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Raymond C. Crewson | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William H. Vidulich | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Clifford G. Haas | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Donald E. Woodwick | KIA | - |
02. January 2023 access_time 23:45
Hey there, and many thanks for your effort to maintain this website on the B-17s and Crews who flew them. My Dad, then Capt. Harold G. Fulmer, flew B-17 42-97069 MON TETE Rouge II out of Deopham Green, England during War II. I was privileged to fly twice in the B-17 that unfortunately just went down in Texas– A hellova good ship and a damn good crew!! Please keep up your good work on these historical birds! Very Sincerely, Patrick H. Fulmer
23. June 2024 access_time 4:26
My father-in-law, Chas Gillette, was co-pilot when the plane was shot down Dec 1944. In 2002 our family of 6 got to go to Europe, and actually met German men who at ages 11-12 were eye witnesses to the burning plane falling from the sky and crash landing. Quite the event for us.
02. January 2023 access_time 23:48
Thanks for all you do to keep the wartime memories alive!! Pat Fulmer
07. January 2023 access_time 10:03
Thank you very much! 🙂
23. June 2024 access_time 5:02
My father was Charles F Gillette who was the co-pilot when the plane was shot down in Bitburg Germany. Was a POW.