Production-block:
B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 568th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BI-D
MACR: 5231
History of
B-17 42-31732 / Paper Doll II
Delivered Cheyenne 11/12/43; Kearney 26/12/43; Prestwick 15/1/44; Assigned 568BS/390BG [BI-D] Framlingham 17/1/44; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 2/6/44 with Bob Crouch, Waist gunner: George Ferguson, Waist gunner: Ben Tureman (3 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: John McNally, Navigator: Bob Hybarger, Bombardier: Ralph Bradbury, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Maxwell, Radio Operator: John Poliak, Ball turret gunner: Bob Michaels,Tail gunner: Sam Genco (7 Killed in Action); flak hit #3 engine on fire, ship spun in and crashed Maison le Fitte, ten miles NW of Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 5231. PAPER DOLL II.
Last updated: 29. September 2017
B-17 42-31732 / Paper Doll II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert Evey Crouch | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | John Richard McNally | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Robert I. Hybarger | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Ralph J. Bradbury | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Billy Tom Maxwell | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John Poliak | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert J. Michaels | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | George V. Ferguson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ben M Tureman | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Samuel A Genco | KIA | - |
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