Production-block:
B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 390th Bomb Group
- 96th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 413th Bomb Squadron
- 569th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: MZ-N; CC-C
MACR: 8914 / KSU/ME/KU: 2938
Missions: 8
History of
B-17 42-97577
Delivered Denver 29/12/43; 1SAG Langley 24/1/44; (H2X) Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ-N] Snetterton 9/2/44; Transferred: 569BS/390BG [CC-C] Framlingham 2/44; 8m, MIA Nuremberg 10/9/44 Pilot: Tom Markward, Ray Jensen, Dick Hurlburt, Dan Matthew, Marvin Weltman, John Kelker, Jim Denny (7KIA); Jerome Gilbert, Jim Hall (2POW); flak hit, ship exploded, crashed Nurnberg, Germany. MACR 8914.
Last updated: 4. October 2020
B-17 42-97577 Details
At target at 1110 hours A/C #577 received a direct hit in the right wing. A/C slid to right exploding almost immediately. No chutes reported seen.
Source: MACR 8914
B-17 42-97577 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Thomas H. Markward, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Ray M. Jensen | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Jerome J. Gilbert | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | James C. Hall | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Richard N. Hurlburt | KIA | - |
| RO | SGT | Daniel B. Matusow | KIA | - |
| BT | SGT | Marvin Weltman | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | John D. Kolker | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | James R. Denny | KIA | - |
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