| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 331st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | QE-X |
| MACR | 4467 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31498 / Passionate Witch II
Delivered Cheyenne 12/11/43; Kearney 1/12/43; Wilmington 9/12/43; Presque Is 12/12/43; Assigned: 331BS/94BG [QE-X] Rougham 16/12/43; MIA Berlin 29/4/44 Pilot: Ken Chiem, Co-Pilot: Dominic Guadiomonte, Navigator: Alf Weinberg, Bombardier: Marion Gordy, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Stan Janisek, Radio Operator: Vernon Sovia, Ball Turret Gunner: Jack Parker, Waist Gunner: Dennis Nicklin, Tail Gunner: Oscar Gibson (9POW); Waist Gunner: Gene Powell (KIA-chute failed), flak damage caused crew to bale out Herzberg, but ship flew on for another 100 miles, crashed Hassenberg, nine miles E of Coburg, Germany. MACR 4467. PASSIONATE WITCH II.
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B-17 42-31498 / Passionate Witch II Details
The book “From Marianna to Moosburg” said, crash site is Hassenhausen.
This page was last updated on 17 March 2019
10. October 2024 access_time 13:27
The crash site is Hassenberg, crash site known locally.
Hassenhausen does not exist!