| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-Z |
| MACR | 1028 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (10 October 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-30725 / Aw-r-go
Delivered Dallas 17/7/43; Love Fd 7/8/43; Geiger 8/8/43; Pendleton 12/8/43; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-Z] Thorpe Abbotts 3/9/43; Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with Capt Chas Cruikshank, Co-pilot: Glen Graham, Navigator: Capt Frank Murphy, Bombardier: Gus Gaspar, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leon Weeks, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bixler{Wounded in Action}, Waist gunner: Don Garrison, Waist gunner: Jim Johnson{Wounded in Action} (8 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Orlando Vincenti,Tail gunner: Chas Clark (2 Killed in Action); set on fire by fighters and exploded, crashed Lienen, 15 miles NE of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1028. AW-R-GO.
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B-17 42-30725 / Aw-r-go Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | Charles B. Cruikshank | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Glenn E. Graham | POW | - |
| NAV | CPT | Frank D. Murphy | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | August H. Gaspar | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Leonard R. Weeks | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Orlando E. Vincenti | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert L. Bixler | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James M. Johnson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Donald B. Garrison | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Charles A. Clark | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 12 October 2017
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