| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 562nd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3082 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (06 March 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31135 / Susy Sag Tits
Delivered Cheyenne 25/9/43; Gr Isle 8/10/43; Romulus 12/10/43; Assigned: 562BS/388BG Knettishall 14/10/43; MIA Berlin 6/3/44 Pilot: Montgomery Givens, Co-Pilot: Harry Teat, Navigator: Ken Betts, Bombardier: Larry McMillan, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Roy Kesanen, Radio Operator: Jim Germany. ghty, Ball Turret Gunner: Tom Foulds, Waist Gunner: Jack Karr, Tail Gunner: Dan Walstra (9POW); Waist Gunner: Willard McGee (KIA-chute failed); Enemy aircraft, crashed Oud Schoonebekerveld, alongside Dommerkanaal, near Emmen, Hol. MACR 3082. SUSIE-SAG-TITZ.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-31135 / Susy Sag Tits Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Montgomery Douglas Givens | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Harry James Teat | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Kenneth Hanley Betts | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Lawrence Herman McMillian | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Roy Eugene Kesanen | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | James Geraghty | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Thomas Howard Foulds | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Jack Edgar Karr | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Willard Reeves McGee | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Daniel Walstra | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 03 October 2018
23. January 2021 access_time 4:28
There was an earlier crew heading by pilot Dan Sullivan. My father was the radio man. Manage to get 25 mission and came home alive.
16. February 2021 access_time 7:55
Hello. My name is Jim Geraghty. My father is listed as the RO on thus airship on the day she was SHIT down. There is also other information that Suzy Sag Titz was a loaner that day for this crew. I’d be interested in speaking to you. My mobile phone is +12035458686. Please feel free to call anytime. Thank. Jim. Geraghty524@optimum.net
01. June 2022 access_time 16:27
Dear Mister Geraghty,
Stichting Luchtoorlog Onderzoek Drenthe, is a world war two air war research foundation.
Some years ago we startet our project Lost Wings, within this project we placed over 20 information panels close to crash locations in our area.
One of these crash locations is that of your fathers B-17, the B-17G Flying Fortress 42-31135 ‘Suzy Sag Tits’.
http://www.slodrenthe.nl/b-17g-flying-fortress-42-31135-susy-sag-tits/
With kind regards,
Rob Wethly
13. January 2024 access_time 0:48
My father was a tail gunner on this ship and I’m looking for ANYONE who has photo’s of this aircraft if they are available. His name was Byron Howe. Please advise if ANYONE has anything !