| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 709th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 4294 |
| German Document: | 1650 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (27 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31477
Delivered: Cheyenne 10/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Romulus 9/12/43; Presque Is 11/12/43; Pilot: Frank Umhoefer forced landing base 16/12/43; Assigned: 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 3/3/44; MIA Pas de Calais 27/4/44 w/George Hofsess, n/Bombardier: Oscar Iezman, Radio Operator: Ray Kuusela, Waist Gunner: Norman Kirby, Waist Gunner: Harry McCaskill, Tail Gunner: Jim Stamas (6POW); Co-Pilot: Frank Chaimson[shot in his chute], Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Dominic Lorusso[landed on power lines] (2KIA); ng-S/Sgt Jack Stead, Ball Turret Gunner: Ike Jackson (2EVD); flak KOd some engines, some crew baled, ship exploded crashed Nesle-Hodeng, four miles SE of Neufchatel-en-Bray, 37 miles SW of Amiens, Fr. MACR 4294.
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20. December 2024 access_time 18:20
the navigator/Bombardier for B-17 42-31477 is Oscar Iezman (last name starts with I as in India), not Lezman.
23. December 2024 access_time 13:24
Thank you, I have corrected his name.