Source:
www.388bg.info
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-DL: 42-37721 to 42-37803 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3148 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (22 December 1943) |
| Missions: | 8 |
History of
B-17 42-37773 / Full House
Delivered Denver 23/8/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG Rougham 10/10/43; transferred 563BS/388BG Knettishall 11/10/43; Missing in Action Munster 22/12/43 with Webster Bull, Co-pilot: Leavitt Hobbs{body recovered 11//2/44}, Navigator: Albt Bendix, Bombardier: Loran Gunderson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Angel Pasque, Radio Operator: Howard Riley, Ball turret gunner: Chester Rush{body recovered 20/3/44}, Waist gunner: Rudi Marsilio{body recovered 23/6/44} (8 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: John Rogowski,Tail gunner: Tom Wesson (2 Prisoner of War); mechanical fault, ditched in SW of Ijsselmeer, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 3148. FULL HOUSE.
B-17 42-37773 / Full House Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Webster Merrifield Bull | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Leavitt Patrick Hobbs | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Albert Hunt Bendix | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Loran Arthur Gunderson | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Anelo Pasque | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Chester Noah Rush | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Howard William Riley | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John Frank Rogowski | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Rudolph Ceasar Marsilio | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Thomas Glenn Wesson Jr. | POW | - |
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