| 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-M |
| MACR | 3019 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (06 March 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31731
Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/43; Gr Island 24/12/43; Romulus 24/1/44; Grenier 26/1/44; Presque Is 30/1/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR-M] Thorpe Abbotts 4/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 6/3/44 with Albert Amiero, Co-pilot: Howard Kilmer, Navigator: Albt Rule, Bombardier: Tom Elliott, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Russ Gilbert, Radio Operator: John Kovacs, Ball turret gunner: Virgil Summers, Waist gunner: Bob Spires,Tail gunner: Tom Baer (9 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Owen Stockton (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Uptloh, near Quackenbruck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3019.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-31731 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Albert F. Amiero | KIA | - |
| CP | F/O | Howard L. Kilmer | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Albert P. Rule | KIA | - |
| BOMB | S/SGT | Thomas S. Elliott | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Russell G. Gilbert | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John J. Kovacs | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Virgil F. Summers | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Hobart H. Spires | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Owen D. Stockton | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Thomas D. Baer | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 06 January 2018
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