| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-DL: 42-38084 to 42-38213 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 560th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3090 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision with e/a (08 March 1944) |
| Missions: | 6 |
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History of
B-17 42-38138
Delivered Denver 24/12/43; Gr Island 16/1/44; Assigned 560BS/388BG Knettishall 8/2/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/3/44 with Bill Lentz, Co-pilot: Phil Hiden, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Mike Miller, Ball turret gunner: Bob Bennett (4 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ken Hickey, Bombardier: John Pond, Radio Operator: Chas Deutsch, Waist gunner: John Olheiser, Waist gunner: Bob Perdue,Tail gunner: Merton Dewitt (6 Prisoner of War); mid-air coll with enemy aircraft, wreckage crashed Oegenbostel, two miles N of Wedemark, near Plumhof, N of Hanover, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 3090.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-38138 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | William Walter Lentz Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Phillip Wallace Hiden Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Kenneth Anthony Hickey | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | John Daniel Pond | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Michael Miller | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Charles Deutsch | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Robert Ross Bennett Jr. | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John Anthony Olheiser | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert Howard Perdue | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Merton Clifford DeWitt | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 04 January 2019
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