Production-block:
B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 351st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 511th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DS-V
MACR: 1160
History of
B-17 42-29852 / Fire Ball
Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/43; Pueblo 12/3/43; Presque Is 9/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-V] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action {18m} Wilhelmshafen 3/11/43 with Elmer Nardi, Co-pilot: Harry Bergman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Swica, Ball turret gunner: Harlan Burton (4 Killed in Action), Navigator: Orlyn Master, Bombardier: Bradley Squires, Radio Operator: Ganushean Wade, Waist gunner: John Yarush, Waist gunner: Don Happold,Tail gunner: Henry Gates (6 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Wilhelmshafen, Ger., but knocked out the last fighter on the way down. Missing Air Crew Report 1160. FIRE BALL.
Last updated: 13. February 2022
B-17 42-29852 / Fire Ball Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Elmer J. Nardi | KIA | - |
| CP | 1LT | Harold E. Berman | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Orlyn E. Master | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Bradley E. Squires, Jr. | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Frank Swica | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Ganusheau S. Wade | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Harlan D. Burton | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John J. Yarush | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Donald D. Happold | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Henry C. Gates | POW | - |
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