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Source:
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Production-block:
B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 to 42-29831
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 91st Bomb Group
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 322nd Bomb Squadron
- 338th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LG-M
MACR: 897
History of
B-17 42-29778 / Green Fury
Delivered Denver 18/2/43; Salina 10/3/43; Smoky Hill 15/4/43; Dow Fd 18/4/43; Assigned: 338BS/96BG Grafton Underwood 25/4/43 GREEN FURY; Transferred: 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 24/8/43; MIA Anklam 9/10/43 Pilot: Alex Stewart, Radio Operator: Bob Smith, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Keefer, Waist Gunner: Durell Clayton, Waist Gunner: Len Waldron, Tail Gunner: Carl Chase (6KIA), Co-Pilot: Don Strunk, Navigator: Bill Turcotte, Bombardier: Jim Brown, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Leo Severson (4POW); Enemy aircraft, crashed close to Neu Brandenburg, Germany. MACR 897.
Last updated: 17. November 2020
B-17 42-29778 / Green Fury Details
At 1130, 12500 feet, just before the I.P. A/C No. 42-29778 from this Group, received a head on attack from an FW 190 and No. 3 engine caught fire. A/C left formation under control, and later all four engines began to burn. A/C was seen to hit ground. As many as 9 chutes were reported.
This is reported by S/Sgt. Leonard L. Gibbs.
B-17 42-29778 / Green Fury Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Alexander W. Steward | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Donald L. Strunk | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William H. Turcotte | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James R. Brown | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Leo R. Severson | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robert J. Smith | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William J. Keefer | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Durell Clayton | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Leonard A. Waldron | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Carl L. Chase | KIA | - |
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