| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 510th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | TU-O |
| MACR | 5331 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (27 May 1944) |
| Missions: | 29 |
History of
B-17 42-31975 / Queen of the Air
Delivered Cheyenne 11/1/44; Sth Bend 23/1/44; Savannah 24/1/44; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-O] Polebrook 22/2/44; Missing in Action {29m} Ludwigshafen 27/5/44 with Horace Hopkins, Co-pilot: Everett Hale, Navigator: Carl Habecker, Bombardier: Dick Atwood, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sam Snyder, Ball turret gunner: Avondle Willhite, Waist gunner: Lyle Norquist,Tail gunner: Norman Bruning (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Dwight Suddock (Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Bill Stroh (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed La Maxerelle, near Bas-sur-Meurthe Clefey in Voges Mountains,six miles N of Gerardmer, W of Colmar, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 5331. QUEEN OF THE AIR.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 01 March 2018
22. June 2021 access_time 0:21
Trying to locate a photograph of SSgt Avondle Willhite, waist gunner of B-17 42-31975 / Queen of the Air, KIA. Photo needed for memorial near crash site. Thanks for any help.