| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 369th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | WW-Y |
| MACR: | 4283 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (24 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31768 / Miss Carriage
Delivered Denver 12/12/43; Kearney 8/1/44; Prestwick 15/1/44; Assigned: 369BS/306BG [WW-Y] Thurleigh 17/1/44; MIA Erding 24/4/44 Pilot: Carroll Biggs, Co-Pilot: Bill Chapman, Navigator: Joe Weldon, Bombardier: John Pedevillano, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: George Economos, Radio Operator: Germany. ld Swift, Ball Turret Gunner: Matt Moore, Waist Gunner: Lee Prugh, Waist Gunner: Walter Garr, Tail Gunner: Luther Victory; (10POW); Enemy aircraft KOd #3 and #4 plus top turret, then fired developed; crew baled, eight picked up at Mainburg, crashed Niederrumelsdorf, eight miles S of Abensberg, 20 miles E of Ingoldstadt, Ger; MACR 4283. MISS CARRIAGE
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This page was last updated on 23 August 2018
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30. April 2025 access_time 18:30
Hello, do you have a picture of the “Miss Carriage”
09. July 2025 access_time 23:54
I am currently searching for all information on this B-17 bomber group. My great uncle was the pilot.
26. March 2026 access_time 7:17
If you have, please let me know! I have been searching for years. My grandfather was the bombardier, John Pedevillano.
03. May 2026 access_time 16:50
my Father was this B- 17 Pilot. Her name was ” Miss Carraige” . after being shot up badly he ordered all to bail out over Germany . all made it to ground and ended up stuck in POW camps. In 1945 as war ended , Patton liberated dad’s camp and he came back to USA on a ship. my sister born in 1946 and I was born in 1951 . Dad didnt really explain whst he did until I was 20 years old. I only knew he fkew a B-17 , was shit down over Germany and then was in a prison camp until Ed of the War. I knew ge had a 2D deferment had been flying for years prior to working as Inspector at Vultee Air manufacturing prior to the war and volunteered for service. wanted fighters.but was too old so got the B-17 program. He never wanted me to try to match his success and accomplishments as I might not get his same chances . He lived until 2003. He was a Druggist for the remainder of his life, owning two drugstores.