| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 708th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 1688 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (05 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-37872
Delivered Denver 27/9/43; Harvard 13/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 21/11/43; Missing in Action Bordeaux 5/1/44 with Dick Huff, Co-pilot: Bill Brooks, Navigator: Angelo Landolfo, Bombardier: Bill Boggess, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dan Zullo, Radio Operator: Millard Patterson, Ball turret gunner: Paul Eberhardt (7 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Joe Luxenberger, Waist gunner: Ernie Thorgren,Tail gunner: Karl Shockley (3 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Bassin d’Arcachon, near Gujan on Bay of Biscay, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 1688.
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This page was last updated on 27 July 2018
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09. May 2026 access_time 11:36
Hi, I live 150m away from the crash site in Gujan Mestras.
I had a thought yesterday 8th may 2026, for the 7 members of the crew of B-17 42-37872, as we commemorated the 81st anniversary of WW2 armistice day.
Thanks to those heroes who contributed to save France from the reich oppression.
God bless USA, many peolple here tend to forget the brave, who sacrified their live for our liberty.