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Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
Production-block:
B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 452nd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 731st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: 7D-D
MACR: 2538
History of
B-17 42-37950 / Dinah Might
Delivered Denver 23/10/43; Walla Walla 9/11/43; Assigned 731BS/452BG [7D-D] Deopham Green 4/1/44; 1m Missing in Action Frankfurt 10/2/44; enemy aircraft, crash landed Noord-Oost Polder, near Leeuwarden, Hol. some wreckage found years later when part of Zuider Zee was cleared. Missing Air Crew Report 2538. DINAH (DYNAH) MITE.
Last updated: 2. January 2019
B-17 42-37950 / Dinah Might Details
B-17 42-37950 / Dinah Might Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Thomas F. Sharpless | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Clyde V. Cassill | POW | WIA. Shot in the leg in the air |
| NAV | 2LT | John J. Lyons | EVD/POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | August J. Fleischbein | EVD/POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Lawrence S. Moses | POW | WIA, 20mm frag in knee |
| RO | S/SGT | John W. Mosteller | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Freeman W. Fischer | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | David Fineman | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | J.E. Herschel Shaw | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Leslie C. Tiedman | POW | - |
02. January 2019 access_time 0:57
I just found a negative in my fathers photo collection of the Dinah Might after 40 bomb missions. He was a Sgt. in the AAF during WW2. Stationed somewhere in Italy 1944-45
I’m looking for some place that can still process it. I’m in NJ.