| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 326th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JW-L |
| MACR | 4852 |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (05 September 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97217 / Punkin
Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Presque Is 6/3/44; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-L] Podington 23/3/44; returning from mission 8/5/44 with Jack Pearl, Co-pilot: Bob Marcus, Navigator: Fred Grant, Bombardier: Carl Palombo, rest unknown; left formation when all four supercharges ran away near Ostend, limped back to base; battle damaged Ludwigshafen 5/9/44 with Maurice Sample, Co-pilot: Ralph Peters, Navigator: Gene McCready, Bombardier: Tony Kulikowski, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ray Reierson, Radio Operator: Bill Dempsters, Ball turret gunner: Perwin Knutson, Waist gunner: Joe Cullen,Tail gunner: Harry Rueschman (9 Returned to Duty); force landed France. Missing Air Crew Report 4852. PUNKIN.
This page was last updated on 22 August 2017
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