Source:
photos.384thbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-DL: 42-37721 to 42-37803 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | JD-A |
| MACR: | 1580 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 440 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (26 November 1943) |
| Missions: | 1 |
History of
B-17 42-37762 / Chaplin’s Office
Delivered Denver 20/8/43; Scott 16/9/43; Assigned 303BG Molesworth 22/10/43; transferred 545BS/384BG [JD- ] Grafton Underwood 1/11/43; Missing in Action Bremen 26/11/43 with Charles Zitnik, Co-pilot: Dick Teevan, Navigator: Rodney Helms, Bombardier: Frank Pelley, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tony Roberto, Radio Operator: Lew McNatt, Waist gunner: Florian Protasiewicz, Waist gunner: Edgar Strauss,Tail gunner: Clarry Lehmann (9 Prisoner of War), Ball turret gunner: Bob Rimmer (KIA-chute caught up and smashed against hangar in crash landing); enemy aircraft, crashed Zweischenahn naval base near Bremen, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1580. CHAPLAIN’S OFFICE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-37762 / Chaplin’s Office Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Charles Allen Zitnik | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Richard Collier Teevan | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Rodney Roy Helms | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Frank Allen Pelley, Jr. | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Anthony Joseph Roberto | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Lewis Edmond McNatt, Jr. | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Robert Henderson Rimmer, Jr. | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Florian Stanley Protasiewicz | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Edgar Strauss | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Clarence Richard Lehmann | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 27 December 2021
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