Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 562nd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3089 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (06 March 1944) |
| Missions: | 29 |
History of
B-17 42-37886 / Blitzing Betsy
Delivered Denver 2/10/43; Gr Island 21/10/43; ass 562BS/388BG Knettishall 25/10/43; MIA Berlin 6/3/44 Pilot: Lowell Watts{captured by civilians}, Co-Pilot: Bob Kennedy, Navigator: Emmett Murphy, Bombardier: Ed Kelley, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Joe Ramsey, Radio Operator: Ivan Finkle (6POW); Ball Turret Gunner: Bob Sweeney, Waist Gunner: Don Taylor, Waist Gunner: Ray Hess, Tail Gunner: Harry Brassfield (4KIA); Enemy aircraft attack, causing mid-air collision w/42-40054 (388BG), crashed near Zwartemeer, nr Emmen, Hol. MACR 3089. BLITZIN’ BETTY.
B-17 42-37886 / Blitzing Betsy Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-40054 on 06 March 1944.
B-17 42-37886 / Blitzing Betsy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Lowell Hoyt Watts | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert Maxwell Kennedy | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Emmett John Murphy | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Edward J. Kelley Jr. | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Joseph Bryan Ramsey | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Ivan Nathan Finkle | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert M. Sweeney | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Donald Willis Taylor | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Raymond Edwin Hess | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Harold Adrian Brassfield | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 02 March 2019
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