| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 548th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 1581 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 November 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-30204 / Gremlin Buggy
Delivered Cheyenne 26/4/43; Gore 6/5/43; Gt Falls 8/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned: 94BG Rougham 17/6/43; Transferred: 548BS/385BG [GX-H] Gt Ashfield 6/43; MIA Bremen 29/11/43 Pilot: Dick Yoder, Co-Pilot: Bob Payne, Navigator: Mort Breslau, Bombardier: Bill Hart, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Kingdon (5POW); Radio Operator: Theo Schatz, Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Nixon, Waist Gunner: Ed Staman, Waist Gunner: Forrest Mengenhardt, Tail Gunner: Roy Saye (5KIA); flak, crashed Fesenfeld, four miles W of Syke, S of Bremen, Germany. MACR 1581. GREMLIN’S BUGGY.
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This page was last updated on 19 October 2018
21. February 2025 access_time 22:06
My uncle was the Navigator, Mort Breslau. He and one other crew member survived bailing out and were imprisoned until 1945. Mort lived until 1993.
01. April 2025 access_time 14:13
My father was bombardier, Bill Hart. He also survived bailing out and still had his caterpillar pin when he died. We are told he was in POW camp for 18 months.