| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | XM-N |
| MACR: | 2976 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (08 March 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31141
Delivered Cheyenne 23/9/43; Gr Island 8/10/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-N] Rougham 15/10/43; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Frank Scott, Co-pilot: Bill Boak, Navigator: Willard Sayles, Bombardier: Mario Lagattiola, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Cummings, Radio Operator: Ray Soucy, Ball turret gunner: Jim Bell, Waist gunner: John Bleau, Waist gunner: Bill Rasnake (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Phil Lorbach (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set engine on fire, crashed two miles NE of Elze, Wedemasrk, 15 miles N of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 2976.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 10 May 2017
17. March 2018 access_time 4:57
Just found this entry for the first time. Dad was the waist gunner. He transferred to Scott’s crew after dad’s crew “lady bedlam” did not return from a flight he had to sit out. Thanks for posting.
09. May 2018 access_time 13:39
My uncle, Phillip Lorbach, was part of this plane’s crew (tail gunner) and was KIA on 8 March, 1944.
17. February 2026 access_time 0:54
Gary Black, My Dad, John Bleau, knew Phillip Lorbach. I assumed Phillip was a waist gunner as well, this maybe wrong. The story I remember was how My Dad was shot in the legs and Phillip was next to him somehow, and took bullets in the chest and was gone quickly. I think my father went to see Phillip’s parents after the war. Just seeing this note so many years later. So sorry about your uncle, it was a terrible event. I think I have a letter sent by Phillip’s parents asking if any crew members familiy had heard of theirs son. They shared information to account for the missing crew.