Production-block:
B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 560th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 3139
Missions: 9
History of
B-17 42-31149 / My Day
Delivered Cheyenne 25/9/43; Gr Island 9/10/43; Love Fd 12/10/43; Assigned: 560BS/388BG Knettishall 15/10/43; MIA Ludwigshafen 30/12/43 Pilot: Phil Comelia, Co-Pilot: Guy Claypool, Navigator: Bill Aunspaugh, Bombardier: Curtis Belgium. fy, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Patsy Sacco, Radio Operator: Frank Pilato (6KIA-all failed to board the dinghy in very rough conditions); Ball Turret Gunner: John Mont, Waist Gunner: Walter Steele, Waist Gunner: Joe Payne, Tail Gunner: Frank Zagrovich (4RTD); flak, ditched English Channel, 20 miles of Isle of Wight; MACR 3139. MY DAY.
Last updated: 31. December 2018
B-17 42-31149 / My Day Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Phillip Junior Comella | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Guy McKinley Claypool | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William Kenneth Aunspaugh | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Curtis Charles Bellfy | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Patsy Richard Sacco | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Frank Charles Pilato | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John Edward Mont | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Walter Lewis Steele | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph Payne | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Frank Clifford Zagrovich | RTD | - |
23. April 2022 access_time 23:17
I found the propeller off this plane some years ago