B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30623 / Vassar’s Virgin

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-30623 / Vassar’s Virgin

Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: JW-L

MACR: 2754

Werbung/Advertisement

History of
B-17 42-30623 / Vassar’s Virgin

Delivered Amarillo 1/7/434; Cheyenne 27/7/43; Gore 7/8/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-L] Podington 16/9/43; Missing in Action Augsburg 25/2/44 with Chas Nashold{kept ship level so crew could jump}, Ball turret gunner: Earl Keller (2 Killed in Action); Navigator: George Fahlstrom, Bombardier: Fred Butler, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Richardson, Radio Operator: Bill Schuff, Waist gunner: Leo Conners, Waist gunner: Paul Zeman,Tail gunner: Tom Rodman (7 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Jim Lyles (evaded capture); flak, crashed Les Quatre Seigneurs, 12 miles E of Thionville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2754. VASSAR’S VIRGIN.

Last updated: 26. November 2018

Werbung/Advertisement

B-17 42-30623 / Vassar’s Virgin Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 2LT Charles G. Nashold KIA
CP 2LT James L. Liles EVD
BOMB 2LT Fred Wallter Butler, Jr. POW
ENG/TT S/SGT William Jannings Richardson, Jr. POW
RO S/SGT William Earl Schuff POW
BT PVT Earl E. Keller KIA
WG SGT Leo J. Conners POW
WG SGT Paul Vincent Zeman POW
TG PVT Tommy E. Rodman POW

Write comment