B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-102667 / Yankee Wahine

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-102667 / Yankee Wahine

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  • RCL: EP-J

MACR: 7814

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History of
B-17 42-102667 / Yankee Wahine

Delivered Cheyenne 24/3/44; Hunter 16/4/44; Grenier 28/4/44; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-C] Horham 3/5/44; 4m, transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-J] Thorpe Abbotts 8/6/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Bob Schomp, Co-pilot: Henry Preher, Navigator: Bob Culwell, Bombardier: Sylvester Dittbenner, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edmund Radke, Radio Operator: John HunterWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Joe Rosolino, Waist gunner: Elmer Flood,Tail gunner: Art Malaney (9 Prisoner of War); flak set wing afire, ship exploded over Kleinebersdorf, SE of Stadtroda, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7814. YANKEE (WAHINE) WINE.

Last updated: 22. July 2017

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B-17 42-102667 / Yankee Wahine Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Robert J. Schomp POW
CP 1LT Henry C. Preher POW
BOMB 1LT Sylvester E. Dittenbenner POW
ENG/TT T/SGT Edmund J. Radke POW
RO T/SGT John P. Hunter POW
BT S/SGT Joseph Rosolino POW
WG S/SGT Elmer F. Flood POW
TG S/SGT Arthur J, Malaney POW

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