| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 349th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3022 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (03 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31970 / Bertha the Blues
Delivered Cheyenne 10/1/44; Savannah 22/1/44; Assigned 349BS/100BG [XR- ] Thorpe Abbotts 3/2/44; Missing in Action Wilhelmshafen 3/3/44 with Capt Bob Lohof, Co-pilot: Capt Gerry Putnam, Navigator: Bill Vaden, Bombardier: Paul Davis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sid Goldenburg, Radio Operator: Guy Brown, Ball turret gunner: Vern Lines, Waist gunner: Jim Butler, Waist gunner: Rich David (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: George Briggs{died of unknown illness 11/4/45} (Killed in Service); battle damaged, crashed Peissen, six miles N of Itzhoe/Holstein, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3022. BERTHA THE BLUES.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-31970 / Bertha the Blues Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-39817 ‘Murderer’s Row’ on 3 March 1944.
This page was last updated on 22 December 2017
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