| 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.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 16 January 2018
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