Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-120-BO: 42-30732 to 42-30831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 364th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WF-K |
| MACR | 912 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (14 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30807
Delivered Cheyenne 30/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Galveston 17/8/43; Assigned 364BS/305BG [WF-K] Chelveston 18/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Gerald Eakle, Navigator: Chas Jones, Bombardier: Herman Molen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Barden Smith, Radio Operator: Don Norris, Ball turret gunner: Bob Sanchez, Waist gunner: Alfredo Spadafora, Waist gunner: Lloyd Knapp (8 Prisoner of War), Co-pilot: Walter Boggs (Killed in Action),Tail gunner: Lloyd Wilson (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Bilsen, five miles SW of Maaseyk, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 912.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 12 November 2018
22. June 2023 access_time 14:04
Crashsite is found found in Belgium, Limburg : Dilsen – Stokkem, crash landed and later exploded by the fire
13. February 2025 access_time 21:18
My father, Gerald B Eakle Sr, was the pilot of this aircraft. He (obviously) survived the crash, capture and 19 months as POW in Stalag Lift 3 and Stalag VIIA, Moosburg, Germany, with many other brave men. Dad passed away on 18 Nov 2010.