| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-DL: 42-37721 to 42-37803 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 508th Bomb Squadron, 510th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | TU-A, YB-A |
| MACR | 1984 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (31 December 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-37731
Delivered Denver 10/8/43; Dalhart 17/8/43; Assigned 510BS/351BG [TU-A] Polebrook 22/9/43; transferred 508BS [YB-A]. Missing in Action on its 12th mission, to Bordeaux on 31 December 1943 with Pilot Major John R. Blaylock; Navigator: James Taylor; Tail gunner: Captain Edward C. Boykin Jr (3 Killed in Action). Co-pilot: Colonel William A. Hatcher Jr [Group CO]; Navigator: Captain Jack E. Danby; Bombardier: Captain John W. Smith; Flight engineer/top turret gunner: William S. Maupin; Radio Operator: Edward C. Kase; Ball turret gunner: Joseph R. Quiles; Left Waist gunner: Adam J. Fischer; Right Waist gunner: Roger Blaser (8 Prisoner of War). Shot down by Flak & enemy aircraft, crashed near Médis A/fd, 3km NW of Royan, France. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 1984.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 11 February 2018
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