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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-10-BO: 41-24440 to 41-24489 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 43rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 64th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 15995 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (26 June 1943) |
History of
B-17 41-24448 / Taxpayer’s Pride
Delivered Cheyenne 9/7/42; Sacramento SAD with Capt Jay Rusek; Assigned 64BS/19BG Mareeba, Aus 1/9/42; transferred 64BS/43BG Fenton Fd, Aus, then Mareeba, Aus 21/1/43; Port Moresby, NG 11/5/43; shot down 26/6/43 near Rabaul with Capt Don McEachan, Co-pilot: Capt John Scott, Navigator: Sumner Beck, Bombardier: Mortimer Smith, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rod Edwards, Radio Operator: John Barry, Waist gunner: Ralph Thomas, Waist gunner: Homer Harper (9 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Joel Griffin (POW, but survived war in Japan). Missing Air Crew Report 15995. TAXPAYER’S PRIDE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 41-24448 / Taxpayer’s Pride Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Donald D. McEachran | KIA | - |
| CP | CPT | John W. Scott | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Lt Sumner L. Beck | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Mortimer K. Smith, Jr. | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Ralph H. Thomas, Jr. | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John J. Barry | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Otto Russell | KIA | - |
| WG | CPL | Homer G. Harper | KIA | - |
| TG | CPL | Joel W. Griffin | POW | - |
| --- | T/SGT | Rodney J. Edwards | KIA | Asst. Radio |
This page was last updated on 27 June 2017
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