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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 612th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | SC-F |
| MACR | 4587 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (07 May 1944) |
| Missions: | 34 |
History of
B-17 42-39943 / Lassie Come Home
Delivered Long Beach 13/10/43; Gr Island 31/10/43; Assigned 612BS/401BG [SC-F] Deenethorpe 2/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 7/5/44 with Browning Grimmett, Co-pilot: John Leach, Bombardier: Chas Koontz, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Platt, Radio Operator: Wilbur Lauer, Ball turret gunner: John Spiotti, Waist gunner: Calvin Yeager, Waist gunner: Roscoe Humphrey,Tail gunner: Bill Slaughter (9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Ray Haines (Prisoner of War); flak, crashed Hohnebostel, seven miles SE of Celle, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4587. LASSIE COME HOME.
B-17 42-39943 / Lassie Come Home Details
Original Crew for Lassie Come Home:
1st Lt. John R. Tanner – Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E. McDaniel – Copilot
2nd Lt. Kenneth L. Strom – Navigator
2nd Lt. John P. Szungyi – Bombardier
S/Sgt. Walden B. Cohen – Radio Operator
T/Sgt. Maurice A. Carr – Engr/Top Turret
S/Sgt. John B. Norris – Ball Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Philip C. Staley – Tail Gunner
T/Sgt. Edward P. Daniel – Left Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. Raymond R. Francis – Right Waist Gunner
B-17 42-39943 / Lassie Come Home Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Browning G. Grimmett | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John R. Leach Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Raymond K. Haines | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Charles G. Koontz | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | John W. Platt | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Wilbur C. Lauer | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | John Spiotti | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Calvin E. Yeager | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Roscoe C. Humphrey | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | William J. Slaughter | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 22 March 2024
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