| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 359th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BN-L |
| MACR | 8823 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (12 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31177 / Lonesome Polecat
Delivered Denver 28/9/43; Gr Island 18/10/43; Memphis 24/10/43; Assigned 359BS/303BG [BN-L] Molesworth 18/11/43; Missing in Action Brux 12/9/44, with Dick Clemensen, Bombardier: Frank Stafford, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Gene McCrory, Waist gunner: Nick Kriss (4 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: George Burson, Navigator: Jim Crooke, Radio Operator: Kurt Schubach, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Albern,Tail gunner: John Jauernig (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bergsdorf, E of Neuruppin, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 8823. LONESOME POLECAT.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 28 August 2017
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