Source:
www.457thbombgroup.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-DL: 42-38084 to 42-38213 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 749th Bomb Squadron, 750th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 13895 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (21 March 1945) |
| Missions: | 105 |
History of
B-17 42-38113 / Rene III
Delivered Cheyenne 16/12/43; Gr Island 29/12/43; Presque Is 21/1/44; Assigned 749BS/457BG [A] Glatton 23/1/44; then 750BS [R]; Missing in Action [105m] Rheine 21/3/44 with Craig Creason, Ralph Gray, Rudi Haumann, Tom Madigan, Blair Arsenault, Ralph Ingraham, Garland Frost, Ken Hazeltine (8 Returned to Duty); Bill Wagner (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Hopsten, near Bremen; Missing Air Crew Report 13895. [also recorded as Missing in Action Politz 7/10/44 with CO Luper on board who became Prisoner of War). RENE III. (named after CO’s wife, Col Jim Luper).
B-17 42-38113 / Rene III Details
1,000th B-17 built by Douglas.
This page was last updated on 09 April 2019
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