Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 358th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VK-J |
| MACR | 4270 |
| Fate: |
, interned (24 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31669 / Shoo Shoo ‘Baby’
Delivered Cheyenne 6/12/43; Gt Falls 8/12/43; Kearney 22/12/43; Romulus 8/1/44; Presque Is 10/1/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-J] Molesworth 15/2/44; Missing in Action Erding (20m) 24/4/44; flak KOd #4, force landed Dubendorf, Switz; Missing Air Crew Report 4270. Salvaged 12/10/45. SHOO SHOO `BABY’.
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B-17 42-31669 / Shoo Shoo ‘Baby’ Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Raymond Hofmann | INT | - |
| CP | 1LT | Robert W. Snyder | INT | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Samuel Minkowitz | INT | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Elmer P. Israelson | INT | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | William R. Blakeny, Jr. | INT | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Seymour Berman | INT | - |
| BT | SGT | Ollie G. Crenshaw | INT | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Tracy W. Lawson | INT | - |
| WG | SGT | John W. Bahr | INT | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Thomas P. Hickey | INT | - |
This page was last updated on 12 September 2017
25. August 2019 access_time 1:56
My dad was a crew member when she was shot down. I have a short story he wrote about that day.
01. September 2019 access_time 11:16
Hello Mike, do you want to share the short story with me and my website?
21. November 2019 access_time 5:41
My grandfather was pilot, Raymond Hofmann. I would love to hear the story.
22. June 2024 access_time 2:04
Maybe you already have this Sir. But a Picture of your grandfather here. Dave
http://www.303rdbg.com/358hofmann.html
19. August 2025 access_time 1:07
My Grandfather was a waist gunner on the plane when she went down as well. Any additional stories greatly welcomed.