| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 336th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | KY-L |
| MACR | 3478 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (29 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97466
Delivered Denver 23/11/43; Kearney 16/12/43; New Castle 1/1/44; Presque Is 8/1/44; Nutts Corner, Belfast, N. I. 17/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 12/1/44; transferred 366BS/305BG [KY-L] Chelveston 8/2/44; Missing in Action Brunswick 29/3/44 with Arvid Engel, Co-pilot: Fabian Blatt, Navigator: Bob Harris, Bombardier: Lloyd Rogers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Allie Roberts, Radio Operator: Gene Schermer, Ball turret gunner: Adenito Chavez, Waist gunner: Bill Schrader, Waist gunner: John Tansey (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Edsel Haney (KIA-remains never found); enemy aircraft, crashed Gross Oesingen, N of Wesendorf A/fd, 15 miles E of Celle, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3478.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 08 May 2017
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