Production-block:
B-17F-120-BO: 42-30732 to 42-30831
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 327th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: UX-R
MACR: 847
History of
B-17 42-30824
Delivered Dallas 4/8/43; Gore Fd 5/8/43; Dallas 8/8/43; Dalhart 17/8/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-R] Podington 26/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Frank Talbot, Co-pilot: Elvin Erickson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Evans, Radio Operator: Gerald Young,Tail gunner: Nelson Smith (5 Killed in Action), Navigator: Jim Houser, Bombardier: Ed Walter, Ball turret gunner: Donovan Jones, Waist gunner: Arlen Harmon, Waist gunner: Bill Tench (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Sickershausen, SE of Kitzingen, 12 miles SE of Wurzburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 847. BOBBY JOE.
Last updated: 25. April 2020
B-17 42-30824 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Frank M. Talbot | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Elvin C. Erickson | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James H. Houser | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Edward L. Walter | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Edward M. Evans | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Gerald F. Young | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Donovan W. Jones | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Arlen R. Harmon | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Williams C. Tench | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Nelson W. Smith | KIA | - |
24. April 2020 access_time 23:42
Till today, you can see the impact in the tree-row -76 years after. It is 200 meters from my home and when I have a walk together with my dog, I pass the place. Rest in Peace!
30. May 2023 access_time 20:39
The Americans KIA got a burial in my home village 200 m nearby. In 1945 their bodies moved home. Sorry, english is not my mother-language, but Bobby Joe is still known.