Production-block:
B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 301st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 419th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 2303
History of
B-17 42-31893
Delivered Cheyenne 30/12/43; Savannah 16/1/44; Morrison 27/1/44; Assigned 419BS/301BG Lucera 1/2/44; Missing in Action first mission, Pontadera 14/2/44 with Harold Bond, Ralph Carlisle (2 Killed in Action), Co-pilot: James Runte, Navigator: Charles Miller, Bombardier: George Kulick, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Thomas Greenway {Wounded in Action}, Radio Operator: James Ratliff, Ball turret gunner: Thomas Jarman, Waist Gunner: Thomas Higgins, Waist Gunner: George Wegman; (8 Prisoners of War); rammed by enemy aircraft, crashed Foggia; Missing Air Crew Report 2303.
Last updated: 13. November 2022
B-17 42-31893 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Harold A. Bond, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | James L. Runte | POW | - |
| NAV | F/O | Charles R. Miller | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | George C. Kulick | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Thomas Greenway | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | James E. Ratliff | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Thomas Jarman | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Thomas R. Higgins | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | George W. Wegman | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Ralph K. Carlise | KIA | - |
23. December 2022 access_time 8:53
Missing in action at Roverbella-Ponti sul Mincio in the province of Mantua.
23. December 2022 access_time 8:56
oops! “Valeggio sul Mincio” not “Ponti sul Mincio”
23. December 2022 access_time 9:25
Plane nickname = “Busy Bee”