| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 561st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 7361 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 June 1944) |
| Missions: | 27 |
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History of
B-17 42-31802 / Gyndia
Delivered Denver 22/12/43; Gr Island 45/2/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Grenier 9/3/44; Assigned: 561BS/388BG Knettishall 12/3/44; MIA Pas de Calais 8/7/44 Pilot: Sam Fisher, John Healey, Wilbert Smith, George Webster, Salvaged. Culotta, Beryl Smith, Bob Piner (7KIA); Dick Bunnell (EVD); Jerome Alperin, Gustav Schwark (2POW); flak, crashed St Maclou, Fr. MACR 7361. GYNIDA.
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B-17 42-31802 / Gyndia Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Samuel Jay Fisher Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John Elwin Healey | KIA | - |
| NAV | --- | Wilbert Irvin Smith | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Jerome F. (Jerry) Alperin | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Gustav L. Schwark | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | George Bailey Webster Jr. | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Salvatore Culotta | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Beryl James Smith | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Richard Franklin Bunnell | EVD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Robert D. Piner | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 31 December 2018
05. February 2025 access_time 22:18
a/c 42-32004 was lost on 8 July 1944 and not 8 June 1944. A/C 42-32004 was on the right wing of my father’s B-17, also lost that day to flak.