| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 366th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | KY-K |
| MACR | 3432 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 March 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-37957
Delivered Denver 26/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; ass 366BS/305BG [KY-K] Chelveston 12/12/43; MIA Berlin 22/3/44 Pilot: Eldred Whipple, Co-Pilot: Oscar Leibowitz, Navigator: John Murphy, Bombardier: Glenn Freeborn, Waist Gunner: Dan Tremitier (5KIA-all in wreckage); Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Frank Ward, Radio Operator: Harry Hawkins, Ball Turret Gunner: Virgil Moore, Waist Gunner: Rich Wilson, Tail Gunner: Alex Grant (5POW); severe flak damage, crashed Pfarlhausen, 10 miles E of Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 3432.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 09 December 2018
08. April 2020 access_time 6:12
My grandfather was Harry Hawkins. We still have the book he made while they spent their time in capture as well as a handful of pictures. It was really cool finding this site.
12. April 2020 access_time 15:09
Hello William, do you want to share some pictures with me?
If so, please sent to: info@b17flyingfortress.de
Thank you!
28. April 2022 access_time 14:55
Eldred (Jack) Whipple, Pilot was my uncle.
29. April 2025 access_time 0:05
Hi WIlliam – do you have a phot or any information about the Tail Gunner Alex Grant who was also a POW? His family was from my home town of Bo’ness, Scotland. He appears in a book I am currently writing about WW2 servicemen and women from the town.
All the best,
Alan Gow