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Source:
95thbg.org
Production-block:
B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 95th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 412th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: QW-O
MACR: 2423
Missions: 30
History of
B-17 42-30634 / Liberty Belle
Delivered Cheyenne 2/7/43; Gr Isle 22/7/43; Walla Walla 1/8/43; Scott 9/8/43; Presque Is 17/8/43; Assigned 412BS/95BG [QW-O] Horham 20/8/43; 30m, Missing in Action Brunswick 21/2/44; flak KO’d #2 attacked by nine FW190s. Four crewman jumped before the a/c, on fire, exploded and crashed North Sea, two miles off coast at Egmond, Holland. (Zuider Zee) Missing Air Crew Report 2423. 6 Killed in Action; 4POW-rescued by Dutch fishermen. LIBERTY BELLE.
Last updated: 5. April 2019
B-17 42-30634 / Liberty Belle Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John P. McCuigan | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Charles R. Carey | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James G. Watters | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Thomas P. Barron | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Robert M. Blanchard | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Jack R. Harris | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Lester W. McClellan | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Howard L. Griffin | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Leland Story | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Charlie H. Flowers | KIA | - |
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