| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-DL: 42-37894 to 42-37988 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 532nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VE-L |
| MACR | 1876 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-37962 / Betty Lou
Delivered Denver 26/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 532BS/381BG [VE-L] Ridgewell 20/12/43; 4m Missing in Action Oschersleben flying as a spare 11/1/44 with Bob Saur, Co-pilot: Frank Capobianco, Navigator: Phil Miller, Bombardier: Doug Warren, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Davis, Radio Operator: John Brogden, Ball turret gunner: Harry Prestwoodstill in turret when found,Tail gunner: Jim Jones (8 Killed in Action), Waist gunner: L.T. Patterson, Waist gunner: Bernard Keene (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft exploded near by and egine hit ship breaking it in half, crashed Mittelberg Forest, near Gellenbeck, six miles SW of Osnabruck, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 1876. BETTY LOU.
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