| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-35-DL: 42-3189 to 42-3228 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 358th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VK-G |
| MACR | 284 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (19 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3192 / G-for-George
Delivered Cheyenne 16/3/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-G] Molesworth 16/5/43; t/o accident with Dave Rogan 25/6/43; 427BS [GN-X]; {12m} Missing in Action Gilze-Rijen 19/8/43 with Jim Nix, Co-pilot: Dan Shebeck, Bombardier: Bob Solverson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Krajacic (4 Killed in Action), Navigator: Dwight Curo, Radio Operator: Curtis Brooks, Ball turret gunner: Frank Perez, Waist gunner: George Buck, Waist gunner: Joe Gross,Tail gunner: Fred Boyd, pass-Lt Lewis Moffatt [359BS (7 Prisoner of War); hit by bunch of Fw190s, crashed Carthuizer Polder, near Raamsdonkveer, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 284. Wreckage located 1983.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 14 September 2017
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