Production-block:
B-17G-25-BO: 42-31632 to 42-31731
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 447th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 708th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 4174
Missions: 22
History of
B-17 42-31724
Delivered Denver 10/12/43; Kearney 29/12/43; Oklahoma City 11/1/44; Kearney 16/1/44; Assigned: 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 18/1/44; MIA Hamm 22/4/44 Pilot: Tom Gilleran, Co-Pilot: Henry Mamlock, Navigator: Dick Lazarus, Bombardier: Lou Wigdorwitz, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Chas McHugh, Radio Operator: Harley Tuck, Ball Turret Gunner: M.D. Harris, Waist Gunner: Fred Hawley, Waist Gunner: Gene Kealer, Tail Gunner: Don Worley (10POW); flak hits set ship ablaze, crew baled, ship crashed Oberenste, five miles SE of Werl, Germany. MACR 4174.
Last updated: 5. December 2018
B-17 42-31724 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Thomas W. Gilleran | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Henry E. Mamlock | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Richard L. Lazarus | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Louis T. Wigdorwitz | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Charles H. McHugh | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Harley H. Tuck | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | M. D. Harris | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Fred T. Hawley | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Eugene A. Kealer | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Donald A. Worley | POW | - |
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