Production-block:
B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 351st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 508th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: YB-A
Fate:
MACR: 7902
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History of
B-17 42-31702
Delivered Denver 9-Dec-43; Kearney 28-Dec-43; Assigned 508BS/351BG [YB-A] Polebrook 30-Jan-44. Sustained a direct hit from flak over the target, the aircraft factories at Schkeuditz, Germany on 16-Aug-44. Aircraft exploded in mid-air before all of the crew could bale out and crashed at Burgwerben, Germany. This aircraft had flown 47 missions. 3KIA 6POW MACR 7902.
Last updated: 12. October 2017
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B-17 42-31702 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Edgar D. Cartwright | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert C. Schwartz | KIA | - |
| NAV | F/O | Joseph T.Gerhardt | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | William R. Chauncey, Jr. | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Eugene F. Moss | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Garlan R. Gillespie | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | George R. Greenamyre | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Raymond F. Newbauer | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | George W. Light | POW | - |
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