| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-85-BO: 42-30032 to 42-30131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group, 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron, 561st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-P |
| MACR | 3068 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (19 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30068 / Phartzac
Delivered Cheyenne 5/4/43; Gore 10/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 13/5/43; Kearney 23/5/43; Dow Fd 27/5/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-P] Podington 29/5/43; Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; transferred 561BS/388BG Knettishall 6/43; Missing in Action Woensdrecht 19/8/43 with Bill Howe, Co-pilot: Paul Gruhn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Hiller, Radio Operator: Steve Toth, Ball turret gunner: Dale Butt, Waist gunner: George Connolly, Waist gunner: Bill Stamp,Tail gunner: Bill Ryan (8 Killed in Action), Navigator: Art Pilley, Bombardier: Joel Tutt (2 Prisoner of War); flak KO’d #4, crashed in field between Haamstede & Renesse, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 3068. PHARTZAC.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30068 / Phartzac Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Benjamin Howe Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Paul Raimond Gruhn | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Arthur George Pilley | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Joel H. Tutt | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | James Edward Hillier | UNK | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Stephen Anthony Toth | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Dale Theodore Butt | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William Joseph Stamp | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George Elsworth Connelly | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | William George Ryan | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 17 November 2017
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