Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 571st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FC-E |
| MACR | 2804 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (10 February 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31218 / ETO-Itis
Delivered Cheyenne 5/10/43; Gr Island 16/10/43; Wilmington 1/11/43; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-E] Framlingham 15/11/43; Missing in Action Brunswick 10/2/44 with John Burke, Co-pilot: Chas Hadfield (evaded until Aug 1944), Navigator: Howard Richardson, Bombardier: Andrea Montello, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Graney, Ball turret gunner: Angelo Gambino, Tail gunner: Jerome Vilk (7 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Woodrow Tarleton, Waist gunner: Earl Lambert (2 evaded – both returned to UK by 11 September 1944); Radio Operator: Jim Harnish (KIA-body found in wreckage); Shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Lok Farm, Baarlo, near Blokzijl, Holland. Missing Air Crew Report 2804. ETO-ITIS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 22 December 2019
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