| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957 |
| Delievered: | Long Beach |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 336th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | ET-N |
| MACR | 4854 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 1842 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (12 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-39884
Delivered Long Beach 29/9/43; Gr Island 21/10/43; slated 96BG, but Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-N] Horham 5/11/43; with W.J. Reis 4/3/44 Waist gunner: John Hurley (kia); Missing in Action Zwickau (40m) 12/5/44 with Edwin Yablonski, Co-pilot: Walt Corrigan, Navigator: John Madigan, Bombardier: Val Humme, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chas Lyon, Waist gunner: Loris Smith, Waist gunner: Paul Newman, Ball turret gunner: Marcus Cullum (8 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Dick Harbeck, Ball turret gunner: Genuvino DiMayo (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, exploded and crashed Rod an der Weil, six miles NE of Bad Camberg, 20 miles NW of Frankfurt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4854.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 28 May 2024
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