| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron, 410th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | XM-T, GL-T |
| MACR | 11370 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (31 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97253 / Morgan’s Raiders
Delivered Cheyenne 12/2/44; Kearney 27/2/44; Grenier 26/3/44; Assigned: 332BS/94BG [XM-T] Rougham 6/4/44; 410BS [GL-T]; MIA Hamburg 31/12/44 Pilot: Albt Rosenzweig, Bill Simonton, Paul Behrents, Guy Whitaker, Gray Wiens, Harry Kantor, Palmer Lacoss, Gene Orser, Bob Pomerleau (9POW); flak, crashed Twirstringen, Germany. MACR 11370. MORGAN’S RAIDERS.
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This page was last updated on 26 August 2018
15. July 2023 access_time 21:16
My Grandfather, Guy Duff Whitaker was the FO and Bombardier on B-17 42-97253 Morgan’s Raiders.
12. January 2024 access_time 3:52
Sad about your grandfather. My dad was the radio operator for the original crew of the B17 (42-97253) Morgan’s Raiders.
Crew Members:
Pilot: 1st Lt. – Robert M. Morgan
CoPilot: 2nd Lt. – Allen R. Gould
Navigator: 1st Lt. – William O. Barnett
Bombardier: 1st Lt. – S. J. Campbell
Radio Operator: T/Sgt. – Joseph M. Venegas
Top Turret: S/Sgt. – W. E. Simmons
Ball Turret: S/Sgt. – Lavern E. Washington
Tail Gunner: S/Sgt. – S. H. Hobson
Rt Waist Gunner: S/Sgt. – R. J. Lawrence
Lt Waist Gunner: T/Sgt. – Samuel Shapiro