Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172 |
| Delievered: | Cheyenne |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group, 384th Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 527th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FO-M |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (05 April 1945) |
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History of
B-17 42-97128 / Screwball Express
Delivered Cheyenne 29/1/44; Alexandra 15/2/44; Presque Is 4/3/44; Assigned: 457BG Glatton 6/3/44; Transferred: 384BG Grafton Underwood 12/3/44; 527BS/379BG [FO-M] Kimbolton 28/12/44; MIA Ingolstadt 5/4/45 Pilot: Joe Hourtal, Martin Kane (2KIA); Ed Robertson, Carlos Whitehead, Dick Rowan, John Roberts, Sam Reeves, Don Millar (6RTD); crashed Bellheim, Germany. SCREWBALL EXPRESS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-97128 / Screwball Express Details
Back row, left to right: Jerold L. Lindsey, Frank R. Craig, Joseph Milworm, Ernest Koshuta, Robert G. Mathews, Kiblin.
Front row, left to right: James R. Keller, Kenneth H. Cassens, Howard E. Towers, James C. Moore.
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This page was last updated on 12 April 2024
08. April 2024 access_time 22:44
Here is the original crew and it looks like Matthews was a Sergeant.
Original Crew:
Kenneth H. Cassens, 2nd Lt. (Bombardier),
Frank R. Craig, Sergeant (Top Turret Gunner),
James R. Keller, 2nd Lt. (Navigator),
Thomas A. Kiblin, Staff Sergean (Ball Turret Gunner/ Engineer),
Ernest Koshuta, Sergeant (Right Waist Gunner),
Jerold L. Lindsey, Sergeant (Tail Gunner),
Robert G. Mathews, Sergeant (Left Waist Gunner),
Joseph Milworm, Staff Sergeant (Radio Operator/Gunner),
James C. Moore, 2nd Lt. (Co-Pilot).
Howard E. Towers, 2nd Lt. (Pilot),
My uncle was the Right Waist Gunner so he was next to Matthews