B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30011 / Widget

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B-17 42-30011 / Widget

Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 11/5/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned: 535BS/381BG [MS-R] Ridgewell 6/4/43 Pilot: Bob Holdom, Bob Gravelyn, Bill Bechter, Jim Phillips, Bill Coleman, Bill Craver, Morris Pryor, Ray Pulliner, Ken Fossan, Jim Scollon; MIA {3m} Amiens-Glisy 4/7/43 w/Bob Holdom, Co-Pilot: Bob Gravelyn, Navigator: Bill Bechter, Bombardier: Jim Phillips, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Coleman, Radio Operator: Bill Craver, Ball Turret Gunner: Ray Pulliner, Waist Gunner: Ken Fossan, Waist Gunner: Jim Scollon, Tail Gunner: Morris Pryor (10KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Berck-Plage, near Amiens, Fr; MACR 133. WIDGET.

Last updated: 31. August 2018