Production-block:
B-17F-25-BO: 41-24540 to 41-24584
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 305th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 422nd Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 41-24553 / Cherry
Assigned to Syracuse 16-Sep-42;Presque Isle 19-Oct-42; Grafton Underwood 25-Oct-42; Missing in Action, 6-Dec-42 on a mission to bomb the Atclier d’Hellemmes locomotive factory at Lille, France. Shot down by Uffz Schnell (3/JG26), crashed near Lille, France. First group loss. 9KIA 1POW No MACR issued.
Last updated: 7. July 2017
B-17 41-24553 / Cherry Crew
Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
P | 2LT | William A. Prentice | KIA | - |
CP | 2LT | Harold W. Schroka | KIA | - |
NAV | 2LT | Harry O. Williams | KIA | - |
BOMB | 2LT | Henry J Webber | POW | - |
ENG/TT | M/SGT | Stewart R. Saunders | KIA | - |
RO | S/SGT | Thomas G Perry | KIA | - |
BT | S/SGT | Joseph W. Gleason | KIA | - |
WG | S/SGT | Samuel Q. Jones | KIA | - |
WG | S/SGT | Edward H. Blount | KIA | - |
TG | S/SGT | Leahmon E. Bryant | KIA | - |
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