Source:
Dave Wotanis
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-1-BO: 41-24340 to 41-24389 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group, 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 20th Bomb Squadron, 326th Bomb Squadron, 342nd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 1514 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (20 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 41-24345
Assigned 326BG/92BG Bovingdon /42; 342BS/97BG Polebrook 8/42; Maison Blanche, Alg 20/11//42; 20BG/2BG Massicault, Tun 14/11/43; Missing in Action Athens {5m} 20/12/43 with Bill Slaughter, Co-pilot: Bob Ogletree, Bombardier: Clarry Lanham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Buell, Ball turret gunner: Durwood Clem, Radio Operator: Belton Stamphill, Ball turret gunner: Hubert Isabelle, Waist gunner: Stan Cwiek,Tail gunner: Harlow Nowell (9 evaded capture – looked after by Greeks); Navigator: Bill Nehila (Prisoner of War); #2 & 3 engines out and #4 on fire, 9 bailed. Missing Air Crew Report 1514.
This page was last updated on 25 February 2024
25. December 2020 access_time 4:04
My cousin William J. Nehila was the navigator on this plane.