Source:
95thbg.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 412th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | QW-V |
| MACR | 1558 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (16 December 1943) |
| Missions: | 23 |
History of
B-17 42-30255 / Lonesome Polecat II
Delivered Cheyenne 4/5/43; Smoky Hill 14/5/43; Tinker 25/5/43; Smoky Hill 29/5/43; Dow Fd 31/5/43; Assigned 351BG Polebrook 10/6/43; transferred 412BS/95BG [QW-V] Horham 16/6/43; battle damage on 13/11/43 Ball turret gunner: E.J. Castona (wia),Tail gunner: Jim Cook, Waist gunner: Chas Wilbeck (2 Killed in Action); with D.H. Marten force landed RAF Westcott 4/10/43; with J.R. Miller 13/11/43 three KIA, Ball turret gunner: E.J. Castona, Waist gunner: Chas Witbeck,Tail gunner: Jim Cook; (23m) Missing in Action Bremen 16/12/43; crashed off Texel Is, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 1558. LONESOME POLECAT II.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30255 / Lonesome Polecat II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Frederick A. Delbern Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Don P. Neff | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Royal L. Jackson | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Junius E. Woollen | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Loren E. Dodson | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Eugene F. Darter | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Charles J. Schreiner | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Frank V. Lee | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Doral A. Hupp | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert T. McKeegan | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 18 October 2018
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