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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-BO: 42-97173 to 42-97435 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 360th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PU-H |
| MACR | 7131 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire, ditched (22 June 1944) |
| Missions: | 15m |
History of
B-17 42-97405 / Mary Cary
Delivered Cheyenne 26/2/44; Kearney 16/3/44; Grenier 2/4/44; Assigned 94BG Rougham 27/4/44; transferred 360BS/303BG [PU-H] Molesworth 30/4/44; Missing in Action (15m) French A/fds 22/6/44 with Roger Erickson, Navigator: Larry Ross, ex/n-Emilio Sbrolla, Bombardier: Dick Merz, Waist gunner: Elwood Schoonmaker (5 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Capt Bob Lynch, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Tom Roszell, Radio Operator: Frank Schuler, Ball turret gunner: Joe Chudej,Tail gunner: Ken Krogh (5 Returned to Duty); flak KOd two engines, headed home, ditched Channel, five miles off Beachy Head, Sussex, UK; Missing Air Crew Report 7131. MARY CARY.
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