Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 349th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XR-R |
| MACR | 7810 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31723 / Sparky
Delivered Denver 12/12/43; Kearney 31/12/43; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-R] Thorpe Abbotts 15/2/44; on Augsburg mission 16/3/44 Radio Operator: Sherwyn Meyers (KIA-pilot was Clem Cowan); Missing in Action Merseburg 29/7/44 with Jackson Phelps, Co-pilot: Alan Rogers, Navigator: Paul Durborow, Bombardier: Lyle Johnson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Art Martin, Radio Operator: Ken Goldfarb, Ball turret gunner: Albt Wiggs, Waist gunner: Marshall Duplantis (8 Killed in Action);Tail gunner: Don Beasley (Prisoner of War); hit by flak, lagged behind and shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Bad Kosen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 7810. SPARKY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-31723 / Sparky Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Jackson E. Phelps | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Allan S. Rogers | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Paul J. Durborow | KIA | - |
| BOMB | F/O | Lyle L. Johnson | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Arthur E. Martin | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Kenneth S. Goldfarb | KIA | - |
| BT | T/SGT | Albert G. Wiggs | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Marshall H. Dupliantis | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Donald L. Beasley | POW | - |
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