Production-block:
B-17G-25-DL: 42-37989 to 42-38083
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 561st Bomb Squadron
MACR: 3655
History of
B-17 42-38039
Delivered Cheyenne 18/11/43; Syracuse 12/12/43; Presque Is 15/12/43; slated 447BG, ass 561BS/388BG [B] Knettishall 20/12/43; MIA Poznan 9/4/44 Pilot: Louis Trubia, Co-Pilot: John Walker, Navigator: John Hynes, Bombardier: George Morrow, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Gear, Radio Operator: Bob Storandt, Ball Turret Gunner: John Vasta*, Waist Gunner: Pat Parks, Waist Gunner: Elsel Sommer* (9POW); Tail Gunner: Dick Flagstad (KIA-hit by rifle fire during descent); flak, crashed Berkel, four miles E of Delft, Holl. (* These two evaded capture at crash site, but caught two weeks later in civilian clothes) MACR 3655.
Last updated: 20. June 2018
B-17 42-38039 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Louis V. Trubia | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | John H. Walker | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John B. Hynes | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Billy Eugene Gear | POW | - |
| RO | SGT | Robert R. Storandt | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | John Anthony Vasta | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Estel E. Sommer | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Pat B. Parks | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Richard Olaf Fagstad | KIA | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | George R. Morrow | POW | - |
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