| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LD-W |
| MACR | 3233 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (18 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-37913
Delivered Denver 13/10/43; Gr Island 29/10/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-W] Thorpe Abbotts 18/11/43; Missing in Action Oberpfaffenhofen 18/3/44 with Don Stuke, Navigator: George Owens, Bombardier: Clarry Pullem, Radio Operator: Arthur Tuott, Ball turret gunner: Irving Cooke, Waist gunner: Joe Ogg, Waist gunner: Joe Dragovich,Tail gunner: Phil Donnelly (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Tom Lemond (evaded capture); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dan Segrete (Prisoner of War); mid-air coll with 42-39830 (100BG), two engines broke away and nose with only #4 operating; crashed Place de Moulin, Campeaux, two miles N of Hericourt-St Samson, E of Rouen, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 3233.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-37913 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-39830 ‘Berlin Playboy’ on 18 March 1944.
B-17 42-37913 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Donald J. Stuke | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Thomas J. Lemond | EVD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | George E. Owens | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Clarence W. Pullem | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Daniel J. Segrete | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Arthur R. Tuott | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Irving W. Cooke | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Joseph M. Dragovich | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Joseph C. Ogg | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Phillip J. Donnelly | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 19 October 2019
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