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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-DL: 42-37721 to 42-37803 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group, 482nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 535th Bomb Squadron, 813th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PC-W, MS-M |
| MACR | 4051 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (18 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-37733 / Patches n’ Prayers
Delivered Denver 10/8/43; Gr Island 3/9/43; with D.H. Keller at Buffalo, NY 4/9/43 where navigator was killed when stepping from aircraft into still spinning prop; Assigned 813BS/482BG [PC-W] Alconbury 12/9/43 with Oboe Mk I radar; transferred 535BS/381BG [MS-M] Ridgewell 22/2/44; Missing in Action Oranienberg 18/4/44 with Harlan Soeder, Co-pilot: Phil Mulhall, Navigator: Jerome Becker, Bombardier: George Grote, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Harry Sedoryk, Radio Operator: John Boland, Ball turret gunner: Frank Marushack, Waist gunner: Alan Hawkinson,Tail gunner: Milton Bailes (9 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #4, then #2 caught fire, crew bailed, crashed Eldena, six miles SW of Ludwigslust, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4051. PATCHES N’ PRAYERS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 25 May 2018
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