| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 508th Bomb Squadron, 511th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DS-L, YB-L |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged, ditched (24 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97305
Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-L] Polebrook 6/4/44; 508BS [YB-L]; Missing in Action {5m} Metz 24/4/44 with Howard Evans, Co-pilot: Jim Duffy, Navigator: Joe Norton, Bombardier: Bob McFarlane, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Epley, Radio Operator: Vernon Skeen, Ball turret gunner: Merle Diller, Waist gunner: Ron Pope, Waist gunner: Glen Joiner,Tail gunner: Orin Vance (10 Returned to Duty); flak, ditched Channel off Ramsgate, Kent, rescued by UK ASR.
B-17 42-97305 Details
Delivered Cheyenne 17/2/44; Gr Island 4/3/44; Grenier 22/3/44; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-L] Polebrook 6/4/44; 508BS [YB-L]; Missing in Action {5m} Metz 24/4/44 with Howard Evans, Co-pilot: Jim Duffy, Navigator: Joe Norton, Bombardier: Bob McFarlane, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Epley, Radio Operator: Vernon Skeen, Ball turret gunner: Merle Diller, Waist gunner: Ron Pope, Waist gunner: Glen Joiner,Tail gunner: Orin Vance (10 Returned to Duty); flak, ditched Channel off Ramsgate, Kent, rescued by UK ASR.
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