| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 532nd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 134 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 June 1943) |
| Missions: | 2 |
History of
B-17 42-30016 / Iron Gut Gert
Delivered Cheyenne 1/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 19/5/43; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-M] Ridgewell 6/5/43 Pilot: Earl Horr, Bill Roberts, George Griffith, Chester Hoover, Glenn Chapin, George Orin, Herb Clark, Chas Henry, Everett Hodson, Art Jones; MIA {2m} Antwerp 22/6/43 w/Earl Horr, Co-Pilot: Bill Roberts, Bombardier: Chester Hoover, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Glenn Chapin, Radio Operator: Bob Mandell, Waist Gunner: Everett Hodson, Waist Gunner: Hubert Clark, Tail Gunner: Art Jones (8POW); Navigator: George Griffith{body never found}, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Henry{landed in River Scheldt} (2KIA); flak, crashed Hoek, W of Terneuzen, Hol. MACR 134. IRON GUT GERT.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 20 June 2018
30. April 2019 access_time 4:56
Does anyone kniw of a photo of Iron Gut Gert that could use in a book i am writting on the 4 crews lost on 22 June 1943 on the Antwerp raid. Iron Gut Gert was one of those aurcraft.
Thanks