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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-BO: 42-31132 to 42-31231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 613th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IN-G |
| MACR | 4345 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 April 1944) |
| Missions: | 17+ |
History of
B-17 42-31226 / The Saint and Ten Sinners
Delivered Denver 4/10/43; Gr Island 16/10/43; Memphis 19/10/43; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-G] Deenethorpe 22/12/43; Missing in Action Berlin 29/4/44 with Don Butterfoss, Co-pilot: Bob Westfall, Navigator: Bernie Boyle, Bombardier: Bob Kerpen, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alf Truszkowski, Radio Operator: Roger McCauley, Ball turret gunner: Everett Stanley, Waist gunner: John Reeves,Tail gunner: Bill Lee (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Bill Watkins (evaded capture); flak KOd #1 and #2, crashed Veldweg, two miles W of Beekbergen, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 4345.
B-17 42-31226 / The Saint and Ten Sinners Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Donald E. Butterfoss | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert L. Westfall | POW | - |
| NAV | F/O | Bernard J. Boyle | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Robert C. Kerpen | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Alfred J. Truskowski | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Roger R. McCauley | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Everett W. Stanley | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | William F. Watkins | EVD | - |
| WG | SGT | John W. Reeves | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | William H. Lee | POW | - |
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