| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-5-VE: 42-39858 to 42-39957 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 533rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VP-P |
| MACR | 2936 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 February 1944) |
| Missions: | 7 |
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History of
B-17 42-39946
Delivered Long Beach 14/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP- ] Ridgewell 22/1/44; 7m Missing in Action Aschersleben 22/2/44 with Hal Roling, Co-pilot: Ray Bull, Navigator: John Jackson, Bombardier: Milton Soled, Radio Operator: Asbury Thompson (5 Killed in Action); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Jemiolo, Ball turret gunner: Bill Ruark, Waist gunner: George Day, Waist gunner: Othel Martin,Tail gunner: Bob Eggert (5 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Hillegossen, Leopoldshone, eight miles E of Bielefeld, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2936.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-39946 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Hal E. Roling | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Raymond A. Bull | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John R. Jackson Jr. | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Milton Soled | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Asbury M. Thompson | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | John Jemiolo | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | William L. Ruark | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | George W. Day | POW | - |
| WG | SGT | Othel L. Martin | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Robert D. Eggert | POW | - |
This page was last updated on 11 June 2018
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