B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-6096 / Onda Ball

History of
B-17 42-6096 / Onda Ball

Delivered Long Beach 20/7/43; Cheyenne 23/7/43; Gr Island 3/9/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-W] Polebrook 22/9/43; 4m Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Oliver Crismon, Co-pilot: Malcolm Higgins, Navigator: Walt Moriarty, Bombardier: Jim Billett, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Theo Riever, Radio Operator: Hardy Jones, Ball turret gunner: Ernie Chambers, Waist gunner: Harvey Miller, Waist gunner: Granville, Brown,Tail gunner: Bill Pickett (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Granville Brown (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, caught fire & exploded, crashed Schweinfurt. Missing Air Crew Report 1036. ONDA BALL.

Last updated: 10. July 2017