Production-block:
B-17F-27-BO: 41-24585 to 41-24639
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 303rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 359th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BN-S
Fate:
MACR: 15720
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History of
B-17 41-24608 / Yahoodi
Assigned with a crew on 10-Jul-42 at Alamogordo Field, Alamgordo, New Mexico, The aircraft was the first of the 303rd to arrive at Moleworth on 12-Oct-42. Missing in Action 3-Jan-43, sustained damage from anti-aircraft fire over the target and crashed into the sea near Belle Ile-en-Mer, France. 7KIA 3POW Missing Air Crew Report 15720.
Last updated: 14. September 2017
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B-17 41-24608 / Yahoodi Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Frank A. Saunders | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Leonard W. Kirk | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Oscar F. Forester, Jr. | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Norman Kossis | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Lloyd E. Wagner | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Walter M. Clevenger | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Leif H. Hoklin | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Rufus C. Litton | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Howard A. High | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Russell O. Chitwood | KIA | - |
26. January 2022 access_time 18:52
My Great Uncle was Walter Clevenger. Has anyone ever looked for B17-41-24608
24. July 2024 access_time 21:26
My Uncle was Russell Chitwood. We were contacted by the Army, a few years back, that they needed DNA samples from my Mom (Russell’s Sister) and I. We sent the samples but have not received any updates.
06. September 2024 access_time 1:52
My grandfather was Leif Hoklin, the ball turret gunner on Yahoodi. The plane ditched in the ocean and only the pilot, navigator, and my grandfather got out. They were captured and sent to POW camps. My grandfather was able to escape on multiple occasions but was always caught. He was imprisoned for 28 months, and was liberated by the Russians in the spring of 1945.