| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 349th Bomb Squadron, 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | LN-A, XR-P |
| MACR: | 8173 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (28 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97621
Delivered Denver 9/1/44; 1SAG Langley 22/1/44; Hendricks 26/2/44; Presque Is 28/2/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-A] Thorpe Abbotts PFF 3/3/44; 349BS (XR-P); Missing in Action Merseburg 28/7/44 with Wesley Stansbury, Co-pilot: John Baxter, Navigator: Bill Fischer, Bombardier: Dick Hawkins, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: G.W. Moxley, Radio Operator: Wesson Stetson, Ball turret gunner: Henry Inskeep, Waist gunner: Melvin Rogoff,Tail gunner: John Myers (9 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-32009 (96BG); crashed North Sea off Lowestoft, Sfk. Missing Air Crew Report 8173.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97621 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17G 42-32009 ‘Buffalo Gal’ aka ‘Black Cat 13’ on 28 July 1944.
B-17 42-97621 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Wesley G. Stansbury | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John E. Baxter | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William M. Fischer | KIA | - |
| BOMB | T/SGT | Richard D. Hawkins | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | G. W. Moxley | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Wesson A. Stetson | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Henry W. Inskeep | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Melvin M. Rogoff | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | John A. Myers | KIA | - |
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