| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 562nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | HB-770 |
| MACR: | 7362 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (08 July 1944) |
| Missions: | 1 |
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History of
B-17 42-97107
Delivered Bismark 2/2/44; Dorval 4/2/44; Assigned: RAF [HB-770]; Transferred: USAAF 7/4/44; ass 562BS/388BG Knettishall 1/7/44; MIA French RR juncts 8/7/44 Pilot: Bob Gill, George Oliver, John West, Don McKinney, Gunnar Sand, John Thorpe, Leon Stawasz, Theo Poage {tg} (8POW); Hubert Bishop, Melvin Hansen, Capt Virgil Wilcox {mission pilot} (3EVD); flak, crashed Abbeville, Fr. MACR 7362.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-97107 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Robert Edward Gill | POW | - |
| CP | 1LT | Hubert L. Bishop | EVD | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Melvin Oliver Hanson | EVD | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | George Irving Oliver | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | John Paul West | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Donald Marshall McKinney | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Gunnar Sand | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John Dennis Thorpe | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Leon Peter Stawasz | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Theodore R. Poage | POW | - |
| OBS | CPT | Virgil L. Wilcox | EVD | Mission Pilot |
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17. July 2026 access_time 0:55
My grandfather was Leon Stawasz I visited stalag Luft 4 where he was imprisoned. Any descendants of this crew around