Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 335th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OE-X |
| MACR | 2258 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (24 January 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-30181 / Herky Jerky II aka LoverBoy
Delivered Cheyenne 24-Apr-43; Smoky Hill 5-May-43; Kearney 29-May-43; Atlanta 2-Jun-43; Dow Field 16-Jun-43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-X] Framlingham 19-Jun-43 HERKY JERKY II; Horham 15-Jun-43; with force landed Framlingham AF 10-Oct-43 with Pilot R.E. Snow, Radio Operator: Harry Van Arsdale WIA; credited with 23 missions, Missing in Action – Eschweiler 24-Jan-44 shot down by enemy aircraft, tailplane caught fire then broke off, crashed Wingene, 18 miles West of Ghent, Belgium. 4KIA 6POW. Missing Air Crew Report 2258. LOVER BOY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-30181 / Herky Jerky II aka LoverBoy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Clay A. Burnett | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Douglas McLean | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Charles Vacek | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Hugh A. Gibson | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Harvey E. Kreitzman | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | James F. Canard | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Glenn H. Johnston | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Thomas L. Durkin | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Paul C. Abrahamson | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John F. Inman | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 17 August 2017
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