| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 325th Bomb Squadron, 326th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | NV-D, JW-D |
| MACR: | 374 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (12 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29884
Delivered Denver 4/3/43; Patterson 8/4/43; Eglin Fd 16/4/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 325BS/92BG [NV-D] Alconbury 23/5/43; force landed base with friendly fire damage with Lopez Mantou 9/6/43; then transferred 326BG [JW-D]; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Capt Hans Johnson, Co-pilot: Don Weir, Navigator: Bob Doolan, Bombardier: Harry Broyles, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Dickson, Radio Operator: Herb Jackson, Ball turret gunner: Carlos Guiterrez, Waist gunner: Herb Jackson, Waist gunner: Rudi Antala,Tail gunner: John Treon (10 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Haltern, near Sevenum, six miles W of Venlo, Holl. Missing Air Crew Report 374.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 10 August 2017
15. December 2025 access_time 22:24
Tailgunner / John E. Treon was my Father (Thank You). Finding my search. Very interesting.
02. April 2026 access_time 16:24
Mr Treon,
I would love to connect with you. My uncle, Captain Charles E Gibson of Monticello, Mississippi had been a part of this crew as copilot until he got his own plane and crew. He flew at least 12 of his 25 missions with this crew and named his own plane after my mom, his baby sister. He would have known your dad well. The plane your dad was shot down in was actually my uncle’s plane that they were flying on this mission. He wrote about the loss in his war diary and spoke of them in the past tense. He may never have learned they survived the war as a POW.
Uncle survived his missions only to die in a training crash in Kansas.
I have additional details. Please reach out!
Jack Hill
Madison, Mississippi
601-594-3132
JackDuganHill@gmail.com