| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 385th Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 323rd Bomb Squadron, 548th Bomb Squadron, 551st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OR-M, GX-B |
| MACR | 191B |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (26 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5895 / Souse Family
Delivered Long Beach 24/4/43; Gt Falls 3/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Assigned 323BS/91BG [OR-M] Bassingbourn 4/6/43; transferred 548BS/385BG [GX-B] Gt Ashfield 16/6/43; then 551BS; Missing in Action Hannover 26/7/43 with Theo Harris, Bombardier: Jack Mills{picked up next day 18 miles off Heligoland}, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Alvin Wrobel, Radio Operator: Warren Dinardi, Waist gunner: John Leaf,Tail gunner: Chester Beres (6 Prisoner of War); Co-pilot: Everett Hiatt, Navigator: Arlis Anderson, Ball turret gunner: George Hrubovcack, Waist gunner: Howard Sloop, obs-Major Berkley Springfield {549BS} (5 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea, Missing Air Crew Report 191B. SOUSE FAMILY.
This page was last updated on 16 January 2018
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