| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 708th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 5249 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (24 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-102494
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Dow Fd 19/4/44; Assigned: 708BS/447BG [CQ- ] Rattlesden 20/4/44; MIA Berlin 24/5/44 Pilot: Ralph Simon, Co-Pilot: Ed Tully, Navigator: Joe Teixeira, Bombardier: Ralph Pittman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Urdia, Radio Operator: Herman Grimm, Ball Turret Gunner: Clyde Chastain, Waist Gunner: Kerwin Tozier, Waist Gunner: Bill Nicholas, Tail Gunner: Gene Minton (10KIA); hit by prop wash from another B-17, crashed North Sea, off St Peter, Hol. MACR 5249.
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