| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 359th Bomb Squadron, 527th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | FO-S, BN-W |
| MACR: | 8212 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (24 August 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97291 / Myasis Dragon
Delivered Cheyenne 15/2/44; Rapid City 5/3/44; Grenier 14/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 17/4/44; no ops, transferred 527BS/379BG [FO-S] Kimbolton 18/4/44; transferred 359BS/303BG [BN-W] Molesworth as GH Pathfinder 21/5/44; Missing in Action Merseburg 24/8/44 with Jack Hillary, Co-pilot: Bill Robertson, Navigator: John Rice, Bombardier: Rocco Defillippis, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Paul, Waist gunner: Harry Sansom,Tail gunner: Jim Watson (7KIA-all trapped in a/c); Radio Operator: Gene GirmanWounded in Action, Ball turret gunner: Neldon Bishop (2 Prisoner of War); flak hit set ship on fire, crashed Burgliebenau, NE of Merseburg; Missing Air Crew Report 8212. MYASIS DRAGON.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 14 September 2017
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