| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 509th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | RQ-Z |
| MACR | 6535 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (20 July 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97202
Delivered Cheyenne 6/2/44; Gr Island 23/2/44; Presque Is 12/3/44; Assigned 509BS/351BG [RQ-Z] Polebrook 2/4/44; Missing in Action {32m} Rouen 22/6/44 with Bob Watkins, Co-pilot: Frank Williams, Navigator: Doug Sier, Bombardier: Ralph Hoover, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Louiso (5 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Isadore Traschen, Ball turret gunner: Tom Lagrua,Tail gunner: Ralph Futhey (3 evaded capture); Waist gunner: Leon Kleinjan (Killed in Action); flak caused explosion, crashed a mile E of Mont Cauvaire, eight miles N of Rouen, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 6535.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 01 March 2018
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