Source:
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| 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: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XM-U |
| MACR | 771 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (04 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3538 / Ten Knights in a Bar Room
Delivered Denver 26/7/43; Dyersburg 8/8/43; Assigned 332BS/94BG [XM-U] Rougham 1/9/43; Missing in Action Hanau 4/10/43 with Dennis Carlson, Navigator: Bob Jones, Radio Operator: Harry Maddox, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Steve Jezercak, Waist gunner: Gary Hinote, Waist gunner: Herb Browning,Tail gunner: Art Whalen (7 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Lee Frye, Bombardier: Clarry Casey, Ball turret gunner: Jim Millin (3 Prisoner of War); flak, crashed between Maco and Chalons-sur-Vesle, seven miles NW of Rheims, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 771. (first G model lost in group). TEN KNIGHTS IN A BAR ROOM.
B-17 42-3538 / Ten Knights in a Bar Room Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Dennis Percy Carlson | EVD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Lee Hoover Frye | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Robert Joseph Jones | EVD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Clarence Ralph Casey | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Stephen W. Jezercak | EVD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Harold Barnes Maddox | EVD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | James Robert Millin | POW | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Herbert M. Browning | EVD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Gary LaVerne Hinote | EVD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Arthur T. Whalen | EVD | - |
This page was last updated on 20 August 2023
23. March 2021 access_time 13:05
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20. August 2023 access_time 21:08
I have checked MACR. In the MACR, this aircraft was listed as 332nd BS. So, I think XM is correct so far.
My mistake was, that I have assigned this B-17 to 333rd BS. But no corrected to 332nd BS.