| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 603rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | N7-S |
| MACR | 7384 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 August 1944) |
| Missions: | 24 |
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History of
B-17 42-107223
Delivered Tulsa 28/3/44; Kearney 7/4/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 603BS/398BG [N7-S] Nuthampstead 5/5/44; (24m) Missing in Action Cauvincourt (Bretteville), Fr 8/8/44 lead aircraft with Capt Meyer Wagner, Navigator: Tom Stitz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Gibeau, Radio Operator: Bill Germiller, Waist gunner: John Werner,Tail gunner: Lt Fred Kushera (5 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Chas Arnold, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hochadel (2 Killed in Action); mp-Capt Bob Hopkins, Xn-Vonnerlin Wernecke (2 evaded capture); flak hits in #2 & #3, crashed Le Chateau, near Segrie-Fontaine, E of Vire, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7384 [?7382].
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 15 October 2018
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