| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-60-DL: 42-3423 to 42-3448 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 327th Bomb Squadron, 366th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 654 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (17 August 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-3435
Delivered Denver 12/6/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; Assigned 366BS/305BG [KY-F] Chelveston 26/7/43; transferred 327BS/92BG Alconbury 12/8/42; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Capt Roland Sargent, Co-pilot: Keith Byington, Navigator: Capt Bob McNeely, Bombardier: George Mikel, Radio Operator: Chas Sailer, Ball turret gunner: John Whitley, Waist gunner: Nathan Schwartz Waist gunner: Harry Richards,Tail gunner: Ken Fahncke (9 Prisoner of War), Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Berry (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed St Huibrechts-Hern, near Kuttekoven, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 654.
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B-17 42-3435 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPL | Roland L. Sargent | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Keith E. Byington | POW | - |
| NAV | CPT | Robert T. McNeely | POW | - |
| BOMB | S/SGT | George L. Mikel, Jr. | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | James L. Berry | EVD | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Charles J. Sailer | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | John J. Whitley | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Harry S. Richards | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Nathan Schwartz | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Kenneth F. Fahncke | POW | - |
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