| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563, B-17G-5-DL: 42-3504 to 42-3563 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 511th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 2262 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (30 January 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-3509 / Crystal Ball
Delivered Denver 15/7/43; Redmond, Or, 15/8/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-Z] Polebrook 25/9/43; Missing in Action {12m} Brunswick 30/1/44 with Chas Robertson, Co-pilot: Bob Robbins, Navigator: Milton Kaplan, Bombardier: Earl Holmes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Henry James, Radio Operator: Bill Delaney, Ball turret gunner: Lloyd Gabriel, Waist gunner: Norris Stewart,Tail gunner: Earl Winburn (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Emil Ambrose (KIA-chute failed); flak ko’d #4, although four P-47s turned up to escort him home, Robertson crashed near kerosene harbor, Enschede, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 2262. CRYSTAL BALL.
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