Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-110-BO: 42-30532 to 42-30616 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 335th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OE-N |
| MACR | 2542 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (10 February 1944) |
| Missions: | 28 |
History of
B-17 42-30609 / Pistol Packin’ Mama
Delivered Cheyenne 29/6/43; Gr Isle 15/7/43; Dalhart 20/7/43; Rome 7/8/43; Presque Is 16/8/43; Assigned: 335BS/95BG [OE-N] Horham 20/8/43; 28m, MIA Brunswick 10/2/44 Pilot: Sid Balman, Co-Pilot: Walt Tucker, Navigator: Bob Paine, Bombardier: John Smith, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Roy Bass, Radio Operator: Don Goucner, Ball Turret Gunner: Joe Doherty, Waist Gunner: Jim Chambers, Waist Gunner: John Kurek (9POW); bTail Gunner: John Sliwka (KIA); #3 & #4 caught fire, ship broke up and crashed Wietmarschen, seven miles NE of Nordhorn, Germany. MACR 2542. PISTOL PACKIN’ MAMA.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 22 May 2018
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