Source:
(U.S. Air Force)
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 364th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | WF-D |
| MACR | 3818 |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (11 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-37931 / Bertie Lee
Delivered Denver 13/10/43; Gr Island 5/11/43; Bangor 7/11/43; ass 364BS/305BG [WF-D] Chelveston 5/1/44; damaged on Stettin mission 12/4/44 Pilot: Ed Michael{wia}, Co-Pilot: Franklin West Burg, Bombardier: John Leiber (3RTD); Navigator: Meredith Calvert, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jewel Phillips, Radio Operator: Rynold Evans, Ball Turret Gunner: Fred Wilkins, Waist Gunner: Tony Russo, Waist Gunner: Arthur Kosino, Tail Gunner: Clarry Luce (7POW); flak hits set plane ablaze and most crew baled out, however survivors salvoed bombs, limped home at treetop height and crash-landed at RAF Waltham, near Grimsby, Lincs; Salvaged. 2 SAD. {Pilot earned MOH}. MACR 3818.BERTIE LEE.
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