Production-block:
B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 323rd Bomb Squadron
- RCL: OR-O
MACR: 3557 & 4635
Missions: 7+
History of
B-17 41-24544 / Pennsylvania Polka
B-17F 41-24544 “Pennsylvania Polka” was assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-O] Bangor 10-Sep-42; Bassingbourn 26-Oct-42; Shot down 4-Feb-43 by fighters 12 miles NW of the tip of Terschelling Island, Holland while on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany. The marshalling yards were obscured by clouds and the port area of Emden, Germany was attacked as a target of last resort. 10KIA MACRS 3557 & 4635. Flew 7+ missions
Last updated: 25. September 2019
B-17 41-24544 / Pennsylvania Polka Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Alan L. Bobrow | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | John J. Sanders | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Everett L Clinard, Jr. | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Norman L. Andrews | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Paul L. Bass | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Cyril E. Curb | KIA | - |
| BT | T/SGT | Bill J. Wheeler | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Charles E. Blackburn | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Lewis J. Fredericks | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Edwin R. Campbell | KIA | - |
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