Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 to 42-5854 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 527th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FO-O |
| MACR | 1360 |
| KSU/ME/KU: | 20 (21?) |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (12 August 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5821 / Cindy
Delivered Long Beach 27/2/43; Sioux City 18/3/43; Dow Fd 13/4/43; Assigned 527BS/379BG [FO-O] Kimbolton 22/4/43; Missing in Action Gelsenkirchen 12/8/43 with Dave Rees, Co-pilot: Clair Dietrich, Navigator: Bill Busch, Bombardier: Ernie Galloway (4 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Brennan, Radio Operator: Joe Murphy, Ball turret gunner: Dominick Fiorani, Waist gunner: Jim Williams, Waist gunner: Chester Lunquist,Tail gunner: Stam Govern (6 Killed in Action); flak, crashed Leimersdorf, seven miles N of Ahrweiler, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1360. CINDY.
B-17 42-5821 / Cindy Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | F/O | David W. Rees | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Clair M. Dietrich | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William L. Busch | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Ernest A. Galloway | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | John T. Brennan | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Joseph L. Murphy | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Dominick P. Fiorani | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | James A. Williams | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Chester H. Lunquist | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Stanley N. Govern | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 08 April 2021
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