| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 563rd Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 3777 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97255
Delivered Cheyenne 11/2/44; Kearney 4/3/44; Grenier 10/3/44; Assigned: 563BS/388BG Knettishall 12/3/44; MIA Rostock 11/4/44 Pilot: Bill Osterkamp, Co-Pilot: Leo Hughes, Navigator: Ken Perlitch, Bombardier: Harry Solomon, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Newell Ballard, Radio Operator: Elwood Tobias, Ball Turret Gunner: Leo Collins, Waist Gunner: George Taylor, Waist Gunner: Jim Evans, Tail Gunner: Jim Whitehead (10KIA-one body hit stabilizer); Enemy aircraft, crashed Baltic Sea off Rostock, Germany. MACR 3777.
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B-17 42-97255 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Wilbur V. Osterkamp | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Leo L. Hughes | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Kenneth S. Perlitch | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Harry Solomon | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Newell M. Ballard | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Elwood R. Tobias | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Leo L. Collins | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | George Walter Taylor | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | James F. Evans | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | James A. Whitehead | KIA | - |
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