| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group, 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 548th Bomb Squadron, 709th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 1532 |
| Fate: |
, Out of gas (29 November 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-37874 / Who Dat Ding Bat
Delivered Denver 1/10/43; Gr Island 21/10/43; Assigned 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 2/11/43; transferred 548BS/385BG [GX- ] Gt Ashfield 3/11/43; Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Bill Swope, Co-pilot: Norm Weider, Navigator: Bob Prolow (washed up in dinghy at Whitstable, Kent), Bombardier: Doug Baker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Stan Robinson, Radio Operator: Dick Street, Ball turret gunner: Jim Harbison, Waist gunner: Earl Robinson, Waist gunner: Elmer Congdon (washed up in dinghy at Whitstable, Kent), Tail gunner: Francis Magner (10 Killed in Action); ran out of fuel, crashed Tessel Is., Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 1532. WHO DAT – DING BAT.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 11 June 2018
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