Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-BO: 42-31032 to 42-31131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 546th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BK-T |
| MACR | 2937 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 918 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (28 February 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31058 / Liberty Run
Delivered Cheyenne 13/9/43; Gr Island 27/9/43; Assigned 546BS/384BG [BK-T] Grafton Underwood 18/10/43; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 28/2/44 with Austin Rinne, Co-pilot: Francis Bornhorst, Navigator: Bill Trees, Bombardier: John Aegeter, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leroy Jones, Radio Operator: Tom Edwards, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hickey, Waist gunner: Bill Page, Waist gunner: Bob Cooper (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Chas Regan (KIA-chute failed); mech. problems, crashed Forges-les-Laux, E of Dieppe, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 2937. LIBERTY RUN.
B-17 42-31058 / Liberty Run Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Austin Dean Rinna | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Francis Joseph Bornhosrt, Jr. | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William Ernest Trees | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | John Llyod Aegeter | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Leroy Charles Jones | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Thomas Joseph Edwards, Jr. | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James Currie Hickey | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William Marvin Page | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert Henry Cooper | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Charles Thomas Regan | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 23 October 2021
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