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Source:
94th Bomb Group Database
Production-block:
B-17F-105-BO: 42-30432 to 42-30531
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 94th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 410th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: GL-U
MACR: 4437
History of
B-17 42-30433 / Jimmy Boy aka Miss Donna Mae
Delivered Cheyenne 1/6/43; Gore 2/6/43; Smoky Hill 12/6/43; Rapid City 19/6/43; Geiger 22/6/43; Smoky Hill 23/6/43; Dow Fd 5/7/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-U] Rougham 5/7/43 JIMMY BOY; Missing in Action Posnan 11/4/44 with Merrill Vaughn, Co-pilot: Bob Bogner, Navigator: Gordon Allen, Bombardier: Frank Howard (4 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Johnston, Radio Operator: Bob Roberts, Ball turret gunner: Tom Roberts, Waist gunner: Harry Manley, Waist gunner: Ralph Amedola,Tail gunner: Jess Ronaldo (6 Killed in Action); set on fire by enemy aircraft, Vaughn set course for Sweden but crashed Angeln, N of Keppeln, 16 miles SE of Flensburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4437. MISS DONNA MAE.
Last updated: 1. October 2019
B-17 42-30433 / Jimmy Boy aka Miss Donna Mae Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Merrill D. Vaughan | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert F. Bogner | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Gordon M. Allen | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Frank M. Howard | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Raymond H. Johnston | KIA | parachute failed to open |
| RO | S/SGT | Robert J. Roberts | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Thomas D. Roberts | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Harold F. Manley | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Ralph T. Amemdola | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Jess L. Ronalde | KIA | - |
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