| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-40-DL: 42-3229 to 42-3283 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 323rd Bomb Squadron, 367th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GY-L, OR-U |
| MACR | 881 |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (04 October 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-3274
Delivered Denver 13/4/43; Presque Is 15/5/43; Assigned 367BS/306BG [GY-L] Thurleigh 4/6/43; transferred 323BS/91BG [OR-U] Bassingbourn 29/6/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/10/43 with Lloyd Schaper, Co-pilot: Ray Stephens, Navigator: Woodrow Mays, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Brickley, Radio Operator: Harry Weintraub, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Archer, Waist gunner: Jim Regan, Waist gunner: Don Irons,Tail gunner: Don Alton (9 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: Steve Monson (Killed in Action); last seen on bombing run apparently having engine trouble from the start and dragging behind, crashed Limburg, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 881.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 03 October 2017
19. December 2023 access_time 10:23
Hi, crash site müßte hier sein: 50°24’18.65″N 7°44’29.04″E
dort ist eine Erinnerungstafel: https://www.komoot.de/plan/@50.4021892,7.7471264,13.039z?waypoint=hl:1421088
Datum und Umstände scheinen zu stimmen.
LG Joe