Production-block:
B-17F-60-DL: 42-3423 to 42-3448
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 305th Bomb Group
- 92nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 327th Bomb Squadron
- 366th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 654
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.
Last updated: 21. May 2020
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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