| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-BO: 42-31432 to 42-31631 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 751st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | A |
| MACR | 5300 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 2009 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (28 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31520
Delivered Denver 16/11/43; Spokane 19/11/43; Gr Island 24/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Rapid City 10/4/44; Assigned 751BS/457BG [A] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Cologne 28/5/44 with Clyde Knipfer, Co-pilot: Dick Bruha, Navigator: George Dardzinski, Bombardier: Stan Gray, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Steve Volt, Radio Operator: Nick Bendino, Ball turret gunner: Nick Furrie, Waist gunner: Percy Waltho,Tail gunner: Joshua Goldstein (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Doellbach, seven miles S of Fulda, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5300.
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B-17 42-31520 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Clyde B. Knipfer | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Richard A. Bruha | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George R. Derdzinski | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Stanley V. Gray | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Stephen T. Voit | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Nicholas F. Bendino | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Nicholas D. Furrie | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Percy Waltho | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Joshua Goldstein | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 27 August 2021
02. August 2024 access_time 19:24
Derdzinski is misspelled in the history block. This is my uncle’s account of the shoot down. Does the plane wreckage still exist in any form? https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Derdzinski-report.pdf