| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 615th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IY-F |
| MACR | 3599 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (26 March 1944) |
| Missions: | 17 |
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History of
B-17 42-37833 / Omar the Dentmaker aka The Devil’s Daughter
Delivered Denver 17/9/43; Gt Falls 25/9/43; Assigned 615BS/401BG [IY-F] Deenethorpe 4/11/43; Missing in Action Pas de Calais 26/3/44 with Capt Bill Rumsey, Co-pilot: Bob Kaercher, Navigator: Mike Walsh, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Don Roberts, Radio Operator: Bill Carter, Ball turret gunner: Irving Leiberman, Waist gunner: Frank Rothwell, Waist gunner: Ivan Lee (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Jim Haffner,Tail gunner: John Carson (2 Prisoner of War); flak hit between #3 & #4, wing broke off, crashed Le Fond de Souich rail station, near Bouquemaison, 22 miles E of Abbeville, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 3599. OMAR THE DENT MAKER.
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This page was last updated on 27 July 2018
01. January 2025 access_time 14:35
My Father, Curtis Ray Doty, told me he flew several missions in a B17 called “Omar the Dent Maker” . However he was in the 301st BG 419th Sqd, out of Foggia Italy. This is a contradiction to anything I have been able to find on this aircraft. Do you know where I can find the answers?