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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-BO: 42-31332 to 42-31431 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 327th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | UX-R |
| MACR | 2757 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (21 February 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31411 / Wilder-N-Hell
Delivered Cheyenne 31/10/43; Gr Island 11/11/43; Nashville 18/11/43; Assigned 327BS/92BG [UX-R] Podington 2/12/43; Missing in Action Achmer 21/2/44 with Jim McEvoy, Co-pilot: Gene Piburn, Navigator: Vic Barnett, Bombardier: Bob Bottoref, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim McNutt, Ball turret gunner: George Lenar, Waist gunner: Lewis Bispham, Waist gunner: Clifford Shutts (8 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Delbert Miller,Tail gunner: Orvin Miller (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bad Driburg, ten miles E of Paderborn, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2757. WILDER-N-HELL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 20 August 2023
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