Source:
Bill Byars via Facebook
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 301st Bomb Group, 483rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 419th Bomb Squadron, 816th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: | |
History of
B-17 42-3077 / Jenny Lou
Delivered Denver 3/2/43; Assigned 419BS/301BG Oudna, Tun. 7/4/43; Cerignola 7/12/43; Lucera 1/2/44; {23m} transferred 816BS/483BG Sterparone 26/4/44; ret Cairo 28/11/44 with Willard Sperry, Carey, Hammer, Hagley, Farrer (5RTD – wia); Barber, Lubejko, White, Harris, Billingsley (5 Killed in Action); crashed Buvo, It. burned out.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-3077 / Jenny Lou Details
It’s James E. Brewer’s Crew on the picture
Back Row – L to R:
? – Bombardier (Josep P. Connors, the regular bombardier was wounded on 12. Sep. 1943)
George W. Freas – Navigator
Edwin R. (Ned) Claytor – Co-Pilot
James E. (Jim) Brewer – Pilot
Front Row – L to R:
Lee M. Byars – Waist Gunner
Billy W. Baugus – Ball Turret Gunner
Garland L. Hebb – Tail Gunner
Urban G. Steinmetz – Radio Operator
Ernest W. Birch, Jr. – Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Marion B. Welch, Jr. – Waist Gunner
This page was last updated on 06 November 2020
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