Production-block:
B-17G-40-BO: 42-97058 to 42-97172
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 570th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: DI-O
MACR: 8913 / KSU/ME/KU: 2079
History of
B-17 42-97130 / The Avenger II
Delivered Cheyenne 29/1/44; Tucson 20/2/44; Grenier 4/3/44; Slated 731BS/452BG, Assigned: 570BS/390BG [DI-O] Framlingham 7/3/44 AVENGER II; MIA Dusseldorf 9/9/44 Pilot: Bruno Latici, Walt Werby, Mario Valente, Cecil Smith, George Hinds, Grover Swearingen, Frank Brady, Bob Brown, Homer King (9POW); flak hit set #3 engine on fire, plane left formation, exploded and crashed Luedenscheid, Germany. MACR 8913. THE AVENGER II.
Last updated: 4. October 2020
B-17 42-97130 / The Avenger II Details
A/C #130, at target at 1033 hours, peeled out of formation to the left after bombs away with #3 engine on fire. Plane went into a spin, exploding one minute later. No chutes were reported.
Source: MACR 8913
B-17 42-97130 / The Avenger II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Bruno N. Latici | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Walter C. Werby | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Mario J. Valente | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | George H. Hinds | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Grover L. Swearingen | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Frank X. Brady | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Robert O. Brown | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Homer C. King | POW | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | Cecil F. Smith | POW | - |
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