Production-block:
B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 447th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 710th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 7223
History of
B-17 42-37873
Delivered Denver 28/9/43; Gr Island 21/10/43; ass 710BS/447BG Rattlesden 25/11/43; MIA Munich 11/7/44 Pilot: Bob Jacobs, Frank Pollard, Jim Burkhart, Tom Winborne, Granville Newton, John Tennant, Ed Wellnitz, Art Cooper, Lou Joseph, Bob Scott (10INT); flak, forced landing Dubendorf, Switz; MACR 7223. Returned to US: 1377 BU Grenier 13/9/45; 4185 BU Independence 30/11/45. Scrapped: Kingman 12/12/45.
Last updated: 3. December 2018
B-17 42-37873 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert M. Jacobs | INT | - |
| CP | 2LT | Frank P. Pollard | INT | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James F. Burkhart | INT | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Thomas B. Winborne | INT | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Granville Newton | INT | - |
| RO | S/SGT | John W. Tennant | INT | - |
| BT | SGT | Howard N. Wellnitz, Jr. | INT | - |
| WG | SGT | Arthur Cooper | INT | - |
| WG | SGT | Louis Joseph | INT | - |
| TG | SGT | Robert C. Scott | INT | - |
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