| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 96th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 6568 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (07 July 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97183
Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Nashville 20/2/44; Morrison 5/3/44; Homestead 15/3/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 18/3/44; Missing in Action {41m} Blechhammer 7/7/44 with Ira Corpening, Co-pilot: John Kellogg, Navigator: Bill Devoe, Bombardier: Bob Gallup, Radio Operator: Virgil Stuart, Ball turret gunner: Shields Stultz, Waist gunner: Paul Brau, Waist gunner: Bill Leszczynski (8 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Norton Skinner,Tail gunner: Sam Strode (2 evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Japlonika, near Bratislava, Hung;(Senica, It?.) Missing Air Crew Report 6568.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 10 August 2017
18. March 2022 access_time 20:49
My cousin, 2nd Lt. Robert F.Gallup was the bombadier on the #42-97183
when it was shot down on 7 July 1944.
18. October 2025 access_time 19:16
My grandfather Bill DeVoe was the navigator when it was shot down on 7 July 1944.