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Source:
http://95thbg.org
Production-block:
B-17F-40-VE: 42-5955 to 42-6029
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 95th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 334th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: BG-J
MACR: 944
Missions: 12
History of
B-17 42-5986 / Brown’s Mule
Delivered Long Beach 15/6/43; Kearney 15/7/43; Dow Fd 20/7/43; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-J] Horham 26/7/43; with John Riggs force landed RAF Hensridge 4/10/43; (12m) Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43 with John Riggs, Co-pilot: Ashford Morrison, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Gillern, Radio Operator: Tom Haller, Ball turret gunner: Hunter Page, Waist gunner: Chas Davies,Tail gunner: Gifford Grover (7 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Steve Paczolt, Bombardier: Joe Cornell, Waist gunner: Joe Kellyhit by ground fire on descent (3 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Lingen-Darme, 15 miles N of Munster, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 994. BROWN’S MULE.
Last updated: 26. September 2021
B-17 42-5986 / Brown’s Mule Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | John D. Riggs | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Ashford M. Morrison | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Steve Paczolt | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Joseph P. Cornell | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Paul L. Gillern | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Thomas B. Haller | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Hunter P. Page | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph R. Kelly | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles R. Davies, Jr. | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Gifford E. Grover | POW | - |
08. February 2024 access_time 21:50
Vega starboard middle cheek gun position augmented by angled forward modification ala late F-BO/DL.