| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-120-BO: 42-30732 to 42-30831 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 551st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | SG-J |
| MACR: | 1664 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-30816 / Mary Ellen III
Delivered Cheyenne 31/7/43; Gr Isle 9/8/43; Assigned: 551BS/385BG [SG-J] Gt Ashfield 25/8/43; MIA Emden 11/12/43 Pilot: Forest Poore, Co-Pilot: John Ward, Navigator: Lynn Stuckenbruck, Bombardier: Bill Nicholls, Radio Operator: Paul Balogh, Waist Gunner: Bill Kelly, Waist Gunner: John O’Donnell, Tail Gunner: Jim Capillos (8POW); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Alva Woodall{drowned in Reitdiep Canal}, Ball Turret Gunner: Harry Morris (2KIA); Enemy aircraft set #2 on fire, crashed Warendorp Farm, Torrenga, near Warfhuizen, Hol; MACR 1664. MARY ELLEN III.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 04 November 2018
25. December 2021 access_time 0:24
Right Waist Gunner was JOHN D OCONNELL, NOT ODONNELL. Was my Uncle