| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 337th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | AW-K |
| MACR | 4859 (4852?) |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (12 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97382
Delivered Cheyenne 24/2/44; Gr Island 26/3/44; Grenier 6/4/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 7/4/44; transferred 337BS/96BG [AW-K] Snetterton 8/4/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Arthur Hon, Co-pilot: Paul Rowles, Navigator: Glen Bremer, Bombardier: Tom Keane, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Haney, Ball turret gunner: Ed Lafrath,Tail gunner: Ray Weber (7 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Dave Long, Waist gunner: Helmuth Sickerott, Waist gunner: Floyd Tams (3 Prisoner of War); mid-air coll with 42-102452, both crashed Kamberg, 10 miles SE of Limburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 4859 (4852?).
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97382 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-102452 on 12 May 1944.
This page was last updated on 03 February 2018
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Der Ort des Absturzes ist Camberg und nicht Kamberg.