| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 338th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BX-T |
| MACR | 4574 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision with e/a (08 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-102451
Delivered Cheyenne 4/3/44; Gr Island 22/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Slated 385BG, Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-T] Snetterton 7/4/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with George Sterler,Tail gunner: Ed Muszynski (2 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Melvin Baumgartel, Navigator: Abner Fish, Bombardier: John Bedell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Reagin, Radio Operator: Tom Montgomery, Ball turret gunner: Chas Goetling, Waist gunner: Evert McMonigle, Waist gunner: Ron Pearce (8 Killed in Action); coll with Me109, exploded on way down, crashed Sehlen, 12 miles S of Hildesheim, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4574.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 15 December 2019
15. December 2019 access_time 1:02
Pilot’s last name should be spelled Sterler, not Sturler
15. December 2019 access_time 14:36
Thank you, I have corrected the name.