Source:
www.303rdbg.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 360th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | PU-M |
| MACR: | 91 |
| German Document: | 188/43 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29606 / Butch aka Toots
Delivered Cheyenne 18/1/43; Salina 9/2/43; Morrison 10/3/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-M] Molesworth 6/4/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/43 with Capt John Van Wie, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Albert Hlebasko, Ball turret gunner: Gene Morton, Waist gunner: Theo Swanson (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Jim Walsh, Navigator: Paul Blank, Bombardier: Bob Taylor, Radio Operator: Bob Noll, Waist gunner: Ben Spring{later repatriated},Tail gunner: Bob Bridges (6 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Retwischof, S of Bad Oldesloe, SW of Lubeck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 91. TOOTS – BUTCH.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-29606 / Butch aka Toots Details
B-17 42-29606 / Butch aka Toots Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John A. Van Wie | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | James D. Walsh | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Paul Blank | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Robert L. Taylor | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Albert Hlebasko | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robert W. Noll | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Eugene L. Morton | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Benjamin F. Spring | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Theodore G. Swanson | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert C. Bridges | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 11 August 2021
03. September 2019 access_time 23:11
Trying to find info on father Earl W. Quillman-navigator . At some point with Butch B-17. Believed to have been with 305th and or 303rd. Plane # 42-29606
21. June 2026 access_time 2:30
In the crew photo above, SSGT E.L. Morton is incorrectly identified as SSGT. Theodore Swanson. He was my grandfather’s older brother, they were the spitting image of one another. Thank you for maintaining this archive and ensuring that these heroes’ stories are never forgotten.