Production-block:
B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 388th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 560th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 9378
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History of
B-17 42-97219 / Revel’s Revenge
Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/44; Kearney 24/2/44; Grenier 12/3/44; Assigned: 560BS/388BG Knettishall 12/3/44; MIA Merseburg 28/9/44 Pilot: Vic Olson (KIA); Francis Miller, John Kern, Ben Spevack, Wilmer Breckenridge, Theo Wilke, John Wyman, Chas Patterson, Casimir Piatek (8POW); flak, crashed Merseburg, Germany. MACR 9378. REVEL’S REVENGE.
Last updated: 16. March 2018
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B-17 42-97219 / Revel’s Revenge Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Victor Robert (Pappy) Olson | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Francis Leo Miller | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | John Raymond Kern Jr. | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Benjamin Spevack | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Wilmer Lee (Breck) Breckenridge | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Theodore Herman (Ted) Wilke Jr. | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Charles Edward Patterson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Casimir Paul (Casey) Piatek | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John Walter Wyman | POW | - |
21. March 2020 access_time 14:34
Do you have any photos of this plane? 42-97219. Revel’s revenge
21. March 2020 access_time 19:07
Hello Paul,
I couln’t find any photos so far.
02. May 2023 access_time 7:43
Guten tag 🙂 my grandfather Aleck Bonuccelli was the pilot of this plane for most of its missions in 1944. He named it Reuel’s Revenge after his friend Reuel Boring the radio operator who was killed on a mission to Berlin. This plane saved my grandpa time after time. If you could ever find a photo of it or the nosecone it would mean so much to my family. Thanks for your help amici 🙂