| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-65-BO: 42-29632 to 42-29731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 334th Bomb Squadron, 508th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BG-?; YB-A |
| MACR | 469 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (27 August 1943) |
| Missions: | 9 |
History of
B-17 42-29716 / Fast Woman
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/43; Rapid City 22/2/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG- ] Alconbury 8/4/43; Framlingham 12/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 1m, transferred 508BS/351BG [YB-A] Polebrook 12/7/43; 8m Missing in Action Watten 27/8/43 with Bill Suit, Co-pilot: Jim Grayson,Tail gunner: Lionel Mount (3 Killed in Action), Radio Operator: Bertil Eriksop, Ball turret gunner: Orville Greece (2 evaded capture); Navigator: Myron Johnson, Bombardier: Bernie Bell, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alex Noe, Waist gunner: Joe May, Waist gunner: Louis Lochen (5 Prisoner of War); flak severed tail, crashed Villiers-sur-Simon, 11 miles W of Arras, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 469. FAST WOMAN.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-29716 / Fast Woman Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | WilliamJ. Suit | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | James F. Grayson | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Bennie H. Bell, Jr. | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Myron L. Johnson | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Alexander B. Noe | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Bertil E. Erickson | EVD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Orville G. Greene | EVD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph M. May | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Louis A. Lochen | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Lionel D. Mount | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 08 August 2021
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