| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 613th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IN-P |
| MACR | 8203 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (24 August 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97344 / Carrie B II
Delivered Cheyenne 20/2/44; Tinker 4/3/44; Hunter 6/3/44; Grenier 7/4/44; Assigned 613BS/401BG [IN-P] Deenethorpe 28/4/44; detailed Leipzig 16/8/44 with W.A. Shackleford, Navigator: J.M. Rush, Bombardier: W.M. Scalon, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: M. Luchfield, Radio Operator: R.C. Knox, Ball turret gunner: L.C. Kenagy, Waist gunner: S.A. Papzion, Waist gunner: Dick Truxell,Tail gunner: W.W. Moore (9 Returned to Duty); Co-pilot: George Shullo (KIA-flak); Missing in Action Merseburg 24/8/44 with Max Cain, Co-pilot: Bob Henderson, Navigator: Jim Pettus, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Paul Jameson, Radio Operator: Emil Spencer, Waist gunner: Homer Arbogast,Tail gunner: Dick Truxell (7 Prisoner of War); tog-Don Byers, Ball turret gunner: Bob Barron (2 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft KO’d #2, later ship exploded, crashed Dreilingen, NE of Fassberg Afd, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 8203. CARRIE B II.
B-17 42-97344 / Carrie B II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Maxwell M. Cain | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Robert E. Henderson | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | James M. Pettus | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Paul E. Jameson | POW | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Emil M. Spencer | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Robert E. Barron | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Homer F. Arbogast | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Richard Truxell | POW | - |
| TOG | SGT | Donald C. Byers | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 16 May 2017
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