Production-block:
B-17F-15-BO: 41-24490 to 41-24503
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 368th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 15627
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History of
B-17 41-24501
Assigned 368BS/306BG [BO- ] Westover 28-Aug-42; Thurleigh 2-Oct-42; Missing in Action St Nazaire 3-Jan-43, hit by flak, lost two engines, crashed near Le Croisic, France. 4KIA 6POW MACR 15627.
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B-17 41-24501 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | James M. Ferguson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | John B Elliott | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Donald R. Greene | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Robert T. Levy | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Charles A. Edinger | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Richard G. Hackworth | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert Kingen | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James V. Loving | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Earl L. Kerbow | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Rupert W. Arnold | KIA | - |
19. January 2020 access_time 9:25
My father (Richard G. Hackworth) was member of crew. Shot down 1/3/43 and was POW for 28 months. 20 months were at Stalag 17. He was in the first group of American POWs to arrive at Stalag 17 in Oct 1943,