| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-DL: 42-38084 to 42-38213 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 337th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | AW-O |
| MACR | 4567, 10833 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (30 November 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-38133 / Reluctant Dragon
Delivered Cheyenne 22/12/43; Hobbs 21/1/44; 3021 BU Las Vegas 26/9/44; 3022 BI Indian Springs 3/10/44; 3021 BU Las Vegas 15/3/45; 3017 BU Hobbs 25/6/45; RFC Kingman 5/1/46. Del Cheyenne 23/12/43; Kearney 7/1/44; ass 337BS/96BG [AW-O] Snetterton 15/1/44; severe damage over Berlin 8/5/44 w/Jerry Musser, b-John Flayak, ettg-Leon Sweatt (3RTD); cp-Harry Kennett, n-Royles Lay, ro-Chas Willard, btg-Fred Korhonen, wg-Dempsey Wolfe, tg-Harry Lusk (6POW); wg-Bob Blevins (KIA), ship limped home, MACR 4567; MIA Berlin 30/11/44 w/Fred Towle, Ed Lohmeir, Rimaldo Zona, Barry Grubb, John Sikich, Bill Panoski (6POW); George Doult, Ralph Ullman, Bill Popolorum (3KIA); flak, cr Elfgen, Ger. MACR 10833. RELUCTANT DRAGON. (One of first B-17s with fully enclosed waist windows and Cheyenne tail gun installation in UK.)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-38133 / Reluctant Dragon Details
Aircraft #133 is presumed to have been lost over target due to intense and accurate flak. Several ships were observed to be going down by returning crew members but non could be definitely identified because of a formation mix-up during the bomb run.
Source: MACR 10833
B-17 42-38133 / Reluctant Dragon Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Frederick A. Towle | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | George C. Doult | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Edward W. Lohmeier | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Rinaldo A. Zona | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Ralph G. Ullman | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Barry C. Grubb | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John Sikich | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William W. Panoski | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | William C. Popolorum | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 25 January 2026
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