Source:
www.388bg.info
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3067 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (26 July 1943) |
| Missions: | 2 |
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History of
B-17 42-30189 / La Chiquita
Delivered Cheyenne 27/4/43; Sioux City 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 12/6/43; Dow Fd 16/6/43; Assigned: 563BS/388BG [–U] Knettishall 23/6/43; MIA Hanover 26/7/43 Pilot: Jim Gunn, Co-Pilot: John Brown, Navigator: Harry Van Anda, Bombardier: Eloy Baca, Ball Turret Gunner: Dwight Babcock, Waist Gunner: Frank Guardino, Waist Gunner: Jerome Reese, Tail Gunner: Evert Breeden (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dave Fuller{wia died in hospital 27/8/43}, Radio Operator: Earl Switzer{drowned} (2KIA); flak hit on return, crashed Kleinheide, N of Emden, Germany. MACR 3067. LA CHIQUITA.
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B-17 42-30189 / La Chiquita Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Jim Bob Gunn | UNK | - |
| CP | 2LT | John Columbus Brown | UNK | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Harold Edward Van Anda | UNK | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Eloy Estevan Baca | UNK | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | David Eliot Fuller | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Earl Thomas Switzer | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Dwight Harding Babcock | UNK | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Jerome Dale Reese | UNK | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Frank Leonard Guardino | UNK | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Evert Lee Breeden | UNK | - |
This page was last updated on 04 February 2019
02. February 2024 access_time 20:46
Jerome Dale Reese was my grandpa. This website has been great! Would love to see more pictures if anyone has any.
02. July 2024 access_time 21:22
Frank Guardino was my Great Uncle. My grandmother, his sister, gave me his bombers jacket. These men were heroes.