| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 365th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 4869 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (11 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31402
Delivered Cheyenne 29/10/43; Gr Island 13/11/43; Nashville 29/11/43; Assigned: 365BS/305BG [XK- ] Chelveston 22/12/43; MIA Saarbruken 11/5/44 Pilot: AlexThomaides, Co-Pilot: Bernard Controulis, Navigator: Foster Stolp, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Stanford Goldberg, Radio Operator: Harry Davis, Ball Turret Gunner: Dick Grider, Tail Gunner: Bernie Fair (7KIA); Bombardier: Bill Price, Waist Gunner: George Hobbs, Waist Gunner: Ed Thomalen (3POW); flak set aircraft on fire, crashed Drahzugweiher, near Saarbruken,Germany. MACR 4869.
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This page was last updated on 27 November 2018
09. April 2024 access_time 21:22
B-17 42-31402- The waist gunner listed here is my grandfather George Hobbs, Jr. The name of this B-17G was Lady Liberty. He along with two others were the only ones to make it out before the plane exploded. He was a POW.