| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group, 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 731st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3191 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (08 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31354 / Dixie Jane aka Lounge Lizard
Delivered Cheyenne 26/10/43; Walla Walla 10/11/43; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 5/1/44; transferred 731BS/452BG Deopham Green 6/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Durward Sorensen, Co-pilot: Bob Evans, Navigator: Henry Hambrick, Bombardier: Willard Bader, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Herman, Waist gunner: Paul Simerly, Waist gunner: Larry Watkins (7 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Arvo Palmerthrown clear in crash but broke his neck, Ball turret gunner: Bernie Holmes,Tail gunner: Jim Nagy (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft on return, ship headed for Sweden, but crash landed on German A/fd two miles NE of Zerbst, SE of Magdeburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3191. LOUNGE LIZARD aka DIXIE JANE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 24 June 2018
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