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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 322nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LG-R |
| MACR | 8079 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 August 1944) |
| Missions: | 50+ |
History of
B-17 42-31367 / Chow-Hound
Delivered Cheyenne 25/10/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-R] Bassingbourn 25/1/44; Missing in Action 50+m Caen 8/8/44 with Jack Thompson, Co-pilot: Dave Nelson, Navigator: Chas Bacigalupa*, Bombardier: Chas Sherrill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry Kortebein (Korthbein?), Radio Operator: Blake Treece, Ball turret gunner: Warren Godsey, Waist gunner: Dick Collins,Tail gunner: Gerald Gillies (9 Killed in Action); flak hit in fuselage and blew aircraft in half, crashed Gelnannes, S of Alencon, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 8079. (* one record gives nav as Prisoner of War). CHOW-HOUND.
B-17 42-31367 / Chow-Hound Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Jack R. Thompson | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | David J. Nelson | KIA | Body discovered in 2004 and identified in 2006 |
| NAV | 2LT | Charles F. Bacigalupa | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Charles C. Sherrill | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Henry F. Kortebein | KIA | Body discovered in 2004 and identified in 2006 |
| RO | T/SGT | Blake A. Treece, Jr. | KIA | Body discovered in 2004 and identified in 2006 |
| BT | SGT | Warren D. Godsey | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Richard R. Collins | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Gerald F. Gillies | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 24 April 2020
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