Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 457th Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 751st Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 4941 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (19 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97481 / Liberty Run aka Pocahontas
Delivered Cheyenne 28/11/43; Wendover 12/12/43; Assigned 92BG Podington 20/1/44 POCAHONTAS; 751BS/457BG [Q] Glatton 26/1/44; Missing in Action Berlin 19/5/44 with Phil Birong, Co-pilot: Bob Patty, Navigator: Frank Partinjak, Bombardier: Paul Owens, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Max Hull, Ball turret gunner: Pasquale Sacco, Waist gunner: Luis Franco, Waist gunner: Albt Kissinger,Tail gunner: Bill Farrar (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Norman Musial (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed near Koenighorst, 19 miles NW of Berlin, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 4941. LIBERTY RUN.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 16 March 2018
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