Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 546th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BK-K |
| MACR | 4812 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97081
Delivered Cheyenne 25/1/44; Kearney 11/2/44; Presque Is 23/2/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 2/3/44; transferred 547BS/384BG [SO-K] Grafton Underwood 12/3/44; Missing in Action Berlin 8/5/44 with Jim Brown, Co-pilot: Don Chubb, Navigator: Ken Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Merle Ingmire, Radio Operator: Joe Kozar, Ball turret gunner: Jim Hatton, Waist gunner: Julius McClintick, Waist gunner: Don Reis (8 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Carl Kuba (?Earl Ouba?),Tail gunner: George Yeager (2 Prisoner of War); flak KOd #4 soon followed by #1, also setting gas tanks on fire, crashed Channel; Missing Air Crew Report 4812.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 09 February 2020
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