| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631 |
| Delievered: | Denver |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 422nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JJ-Y/D |
| MACR | 906 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (28 September 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29555 / Centaur
Delivered Denver 3/1/43; Salina 9/1/43; Tinker 26/2/43; Assigned 422BS/305BG [JJ-Y/D] Chelveston 6/4/43; Missing in Action Hannover 28/9/43 with Capt Harvey Rodgers, Radio Operator: Frank Lang, Waist gunner: Joe Lickose, Waist gunner: Marvin Sirus (4 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Lou Bower, Navigator: George McClintic, Bombardier: Curtis Reese, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Yozgadlian, Ball turret gunner: Joe Mahoney,Tail gunner: Malvern Heatherington{never found} (6 Killed in Action); shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Landringhausen, S of Wunsdortf, 11 miles SW of Hannover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 906. (First B-17 lost on night mission). CENTAUR.
B-17 42-29555 / Centaur Details
Aircraft concerned took part in night operation of 27 to 28 September 1943 and failed to return on morning of 28 September 1943. It was later determined that the aircraft went down over target area 22 08 hours, September 27th, 1943.
Source: MACR 906
B-17 42-29555 / Centaur Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Harvey B. Rodgers | POW | - |
| CP | F/O | Louis F. Bower | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George McClintic, Jr. | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Curtis A. Reese | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Edward Yozgadlian | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Frank E. Lang | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Joseph P. Mahoney | KIA | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Joseph Lickose | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Marvin Sirus | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Melvern W. Heatherington | KIA | - |
| OBS | 2LT | Glenmore M. Ash | KIA | - |
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