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Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
Production-block:
Boeing B-17E: 41-9011 to 41-9245
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- 97th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 327th Bomb Squadron
- 342nd Bomb Squadron
MACR: 16489
History of
B-17 41-9026 / Baby Doll
Polebook, England (342BS/97BG) – March 1942; Bovingdon, England (327/92BG) – 24 August 1942; Missing In Action – 6 September 1942. BABY DOLL.
Last updated: 18. September 2021
B-17 41-9026 / Baby Doll Details
Part of strike force on VIII Bomber Command Mission #1 on 17 August 1942. Shot down by Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Roth (4/JG26) over the English Channel. All KIA.
B-17 41-9026 / Baby Doll Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Leigh E. Stewart | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert I. Benedict | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Samuel J. Russell, Jr. | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Frank J. Buck | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Elmer P. Vollrath | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Cecil R. Kendrick | KIA | - |
| BT | PVT | William J. Angliss | KIA | possibly not a member of the crew |
| WG | SGT | Darwin K. Smith | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Lemoyne C. Early | KIA | - |
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