Source:
http://401bg.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 614th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | IW-G |
| MACR: | 4016 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (11 April 1944) |
| Missions: | 5 |
History of
B-17 42-39847 / Battlin’ Betty
Delivered Long Beach 18/9/43; Scott 24/10/43; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-G] Deenethorpe 2/11/43; Missing in Action Stettin 11/4/44 with Francis Shaw, Co-pilot: Bill Cole, Navigator: Elmer Engelhardt, Bombardier: Alf Audrey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dick Macomber, Radio Operator: Ken Terroux, Ball turret gunner: John Hurd, Waist gunner: Harry Highlen, Waist gunner: Bob Gordon,Tail gunner: Carl Seagren (10 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #3, crashed in swampy area at Blumenthal, 16 miles NE of Magdeburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4016. BATTLIN’ BETTY.
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B-17 42-39847 / Battlin’ Betty Details
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name’s of the CrewMembers 42-39847
” Battlin Betty”
pilot: 2Lt Francis Louis SHAW.
copilot: 2Lt William Ramsey COLE Jr.
“Bill”
nav: 2Lt Elmer Wallace ENGELHARDT.
b/a : 2Lt Alfred Lafayette AUTRY.
“Alf”
f/e : T/Sgt Richard Woodworth MACOMBER. “Dick”
r/o : S/Sgt Kenneth Arthur TERROUX.
“Ken”
b/t : Cpl John Lewis HURD.
w/gun : S/Sgt Harold Albert HIGHLEN.
” Harry”.
w/gun : S/Sgt Robert Turner GORDON
“Bob”.
t/gun : S/Sgt Carl Kermit SEAGREN.
and eleven person on board 42- 39847 name .
—- : S/Sgt Julius F. OSTROWSKI.
ALL crew POW.