Source:
www.fold3.com
| 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-K |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (23 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97622 / Paper Dollie
Delivered Denver 9/1/44; Savannah 29/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 10/2/44; transferred 358BS/303BG [VK-K] Molesworth 23/2/44; battle damaged Creil 23/7/44 with Cecil Miller,Tail gunner: Bill Zweck (2KIA-both chutes failed); Co-pilot: John Peterson, Navigator: Saul Cooper(broke ankle), Bombardier: Jack Severson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Earl Sheets, Radio Operator: Bill Wilson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Pierce, Waist gunner: Karl Calson (7RTD after bailed out); almost out of gas on return, crash landed Bishop’s Waltham, Hants, UK; Salvaged 2 SAD 25/7/44. PAPER DOLLIE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-97622 / Paper Dollie Details
This page was last updated on 21 December 2019
07. June 2020 access_time 16:28
Just been talking on our local facebook group & there is still a guy living here in Bishops Waltham that witnessed Paper Dollie come down. God bless all these guy`s!
10. January 2021 access_time 15:45
My uncle, J.A. Moreau, piloted Paper Dollie on 4-11-44 on the mission to Soreau, Ger. He was lead pilot, flying Ole George, on the mission to Criel, Fr. on which Paper Dollie was damaged.