| 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: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 526th Bomb Squadron, 527th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LF-G, FO-G |
| MACR | 7838 |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged, interned (20 July 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-3524 / Vonnie Gal
Delivered Denver 20/7/43; Lowry 17/8/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [LF-G] Kimbolton 3/10/43; then 527BS [FO-G];Tail gunner: Leon Klein (KIA-pilot was L.G. Miller) 26/2/44; Missing in Action Leipzig 20/7/44 with Bill Moore, Co-pilot: Rex Carpenter, Navigator: Jerry Barber, Bombardier: Don McIntyre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Fairclough, Radio Operator: Dick Fowlkes, Ball turret gunner: Don Jupan, Waist gunner: Seth Stewart,Tail gunner: Jack Kibler (9INT); flak damaged engine, force landed Payerne, Switz; Ret GB 25/9/45. Missing Air Crew Report 7838. Ret UK at end of war and scrapped 25/9/45. VONNIE GAL.
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B-17 42-3524 / Vonnie Gal Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | William F. Moore | INT | - |
| CP | 2LT | Rex H. Carpenter | INT | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Jerry V. Barber | INT | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Donald K. MacIntyre | INT | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Edward S. Fairclough | INT | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Richard D. Fowlkes | INT | - |
| BT | SGT | Don J. Zupan | INT | - |
| WG | SGT | Seth R. Stewart | INT | - |
| TG | SGT | Jack W. Kibler | INT | - |
This page was last updated on 18 May 2019
18. May 2019 access_time 5:48
Is this a list of the original crew? My husband’s grandfather was a bombardier on the vonnie Gal
18. May 2019 access_time 8:47
Hello Janine, this is the crew list from last combat mission. Not the original crew.