| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-VE: 42-97436 to 42-97535 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 527th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FO-D |
| MACR | 4930 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (13 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97502
Delivered Denver 4/12/43; Kearney 24/12/43; Assigned: 527BS/379BG [FO-D] Kimbolton 18/2/44; MIA Stettin 13/5/44 Pilot: Joe Marinello, Navigator: John Allen, Bombardier: Bob Brasch (3POW); Co-Pilot: Gottlieb Bolger, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bill Dennis, Radio Operator: Leo Kubinski, Ball Turret Gunner: Wilson Decker, Waist Gunner: Arden Bailey, Tail Gunner: Jim McLallen (6KIA); Enemy aircraft, crashed Demmin, near Strehlew, 37 miles SE of Rostock, Germany. MACR 4930.
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This page was last updated on 31 August 2018
27. March 2025 access_time 15:24
I believe this aircraft was shot down by Luftwaffe Ace Werner Gerth in a 11./JG3 Fw 190 and it is the bomber visible in this gun camera footage: https://x.com/i/status/1905190966090146192