| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 358th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | VK- |
| MACR: | 3770 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (13 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97617
Delivered Denver 7/1/44; Savannah 21/1/44; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK- ] Molesworth 23/2/44; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 13/4/44 with John Viets, Co-pilot: John Bennett, Navigator: Dave Heibert, Bombardier: Burton Rogers, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Frank Robinson, Radio Operator: Franklin York, Ball turret gunner: Ambrose Holland, Waist gunner: Mike Maderchick, Waist gunner: Don Rademacher (9 Prisoner of War);Tail gunner: Bill Ferrell (evaded capture); enemy aircraft, crashed Kirn Woods, Mattendorf, six miles W of Bitburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 3770.
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This page was last updated on 11 September 2017
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