| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 463rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 774th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 4623 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (05 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-31793 / Lavern’s Bad Penny
Delivered Cheyenne 22/2/43; Scott Fd 9/1/44; Lakeland 11/1/44; Morrison 21/1/44; Assigned 774BS/463BG Celone 22/2/44; Missing in Action Ploesti 5/5/44 with Ed Mellinger (Killed in Action), Co-pilot: ? Lindus, Navigator: Stan Krushat, Bombardier: Bill McIntosh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Arnold Bailey, Radio Operator: Cliff Kern, Ball turret gunner: Art Murray, Waist gunner: Bob Striewski, Waist gunner: Wade Pyatte,Tail gunner: Nelson Stephenson (9POW ?); flak, crashed Ploesti; Missing Air Crew Report 4623. LAVERN’S BAD PENNY.
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This page was last updated on 11 June 2018
08. October 2024 access_time 1:02
The Co-Pilot Lindus was Milden A. Lindus, Class 43-B from Luke Field AZ. Became POW (https://aad.archives.gov). I do not know which POW camp he ended up at.