| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-BO: 42-31932 to 42-32116 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 483rd Bomb Group, 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 347th Bomb Squadron, 817th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 4610 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (30 April 1944) |
| Missions: | 14 |
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History of
B-17 42-32014 / Pappy Yokum
Delivered Denver 15/1/44; MacDill 4/2/44; Morrison 8/3/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Tortorella 30/3/44; transferred 347BS/97BG Tortorella 31/3/44; Missing in Action 14m Varese 30/4/44 with Harry Klein, Symonds, Leiby, Moore, Martin, Patzke, McGettigan, Michael, Timpanero, Kouse, Luera; enemy aircraft, crashed Bologna, ten chutes seen; Missing Air Crew Report 4610. PAPPY YOKUM.
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This page was last updated on 11 June 2018
21. November 2019 access_time 2:06
My Great Uncle Jack D. Patzke was radio operator on the Pappy Yokum. Shot down over Italy. POW at Stalag Luft 3. Later killed with McGettigan while escaping on a forced march.
17. February 2023 access_time 23:35
An object associated with another crew member of the Pappy Yokum is in the collection of Andersonville NHS (National POW Museum).