Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 525th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FR-H |
| MACR | 2871 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (29 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-29886 / Scheherazade
Delivered Denver 3/3/43; Sioux City 16/3/43; Kearney 8/4/43; Selfridge 16/4/43; Dow Fd 19/4/43; Assigned 525BS/379BG [FR-H] Kimbolton 23/4/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 29/1/44 with Harry Moses, Co-pilot: Sam Giorgianni, Navigator: Bill Lordan, Bombardier: Delmar Bonham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joshua Rowton (5 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Nick Pallotta, Ball turret gunner: Joe Nicosia, Waist gunner: Bill Gower, Waist gunner: Edgar Montgomery,Tail gunner: Mike Patti (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Ripsdorf, five miles S of Blankenheim, 43 miles E of Koblenz, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2871. SCHEHERAZADE.
B-17 42-29886 / Scheherazade Details
This page was last updated on 20 May 2022
08. June 2024 access_time 17:49
My great uncle was Sam Giorgianni. I would love it if anyone has any photos of the crew they can share.