B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-31180

History of
B-17 42-31180

Delivered Denver 28/9/43; Gr Island 18/10/43; Nashville 24/10/43; Assigned 407BS/92BG PY-U] Podington 23/11/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 24/2/44 with Bob Clayton*, Co-pilot: Leon Cavender*, Navigator: John Galbraith*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Nathan Grant*, (*all 326BG) Radio Operator: Herman Rahn, Ball turret gunner: Paul McDade, Waist gunner: Lewis Lilly,Tail gunner: Chester Zahaba (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Paul Alexander, Waist gunner: Sam Smith (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Klein Bokern, Bersenbruck, four miles E of Furstenau, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2854.

Last updated: 8. September 2017

Related web sites about the B-17 42-31180

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