Production-block:
B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 to 42-31131
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 100th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 349th Bomb Squadron
- 351st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: XR-R, EP-K
MACR: 3018
History of
B-17 42-31051 / Goin Jessies
Delivered Cheyenne 11/9/43; Gr Island 21/9/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-R] Thorpe Abbotts 3/11/43; then 351BS [EP-K]; Missing in Action Oranienburg 6/3/44 with Bob Koper, Navigator: George Wing, Radio Operator: Mike Tanowich, Ball turret gunner: Chas Luquette, Waist gunner: Art Frankel, Waist gunner: Ralph Zarzecki,Tail gunner: Bernie Sundin (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Gordon Lien, Bombardier: Tom Drinkwater, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Corea (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft attacked and ship exploded, crashed Elsten, nine miles S of Cloppenburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3018. GOIN’ JESSIE.
Last updated: 6. January 2018
B-17 42-31051 / Goin Jessies Crew
Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
P | 2LT | Robert C. Koper | KIA | - |
CP | 2LT | George C. Lien | POW | - |
NAV | 2LT | George H. Wing | KIA | - |
BOMB | 2LT | Thomas O. Drinkwater | POW | - |
ENG/TT | SGT | Charles P. Corea | POW | - |
RO | S/SGT | Michael J. Tanowigch | KIA | - |
BT | SGT | Charles J. Luquette | KIA | - |
WG | SGT | Ralph V. Zarzecki | KIA | - |
WG | SGT | Arthur Frankel | KIA | - |
TG | SGT | Bernard Sundin | KIA | - |
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