| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 to 42-29831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 324th Bomb Squadron, 336th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | ET-G, DF-B1 |
| MACR: | 94 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29813
Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/43; delivered by 25Ferry Sd/7Ferry Gp to Gowen Fd where it was damaged in landing with Tom Jenkins 25/2/43; Cheyenne 23/3/43; Smoky Hill 4/4/43; Dow Fd 15/4/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-G] Alconbury 20/4/43; Framlingham 12/5/43; Horham 15/6/43; 2m, transferred 324BS/91BG [DF-B1] Bassingbourn 16/6/43; Missing in Action Hamburg 25/7/43 with Marshall Pilert, Co-pilot: Bernie Rauch, Navigator: Larry Conners, Bombardier: Ed Goetz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Carrier, Radio Operator: Gerard McKenna, Waist gunner: Tom Jackson, Waist gunner: Bill Bartholomew,Tail gunner: Harry Malas (9 Prisoner of War); Ball turret gunner: Warren Haynes (Killed in Action); flak, KO’d #4 then tail assembly, crashed near Heide airfield on German coast. Missing Air Crew Report 94.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 15 January 2018

15. March 2023 access_time 21:20
i think, the name of the plane was “Ritzy Blitz”.
Found something about it on this website:
http://www.91stbombgroup.com/photo_history/ritzy_blitz_shot_down.html
03. February 2025 access_time 19:05
Im Buch Nordseeküste im ,,totalen Krieg” 1943 – 1945 von Holger Pienig wird über die Fortress bericht. Auch die Landeplätz der Crew
10. February 2025 access_time 9:48
Hallo Manuel,
danke für den Buch-Tipp!
Füge ich mal zu meiner Wunschliste hinzu 🙂
Grüße
Jing