| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 398th Bomb Group, 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 322nd Bomb Squadron, 324th Bomb Squadron, 601st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 3O-Q |
| MACR | 5996 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (18 June 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97626 / Contrary Mary
Delivered Denver 10/1/44; 1SAG Langley 13/2/44; Presque Is 11/3/44; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-M] Bassingbourn 27/4/44; 324BG; transferred 601BS/398BG [3O-Q] Nuthampstead 6/44; Missing in Action Hamburg 18/6/44 with Ralph Halter, Navigator: Capt Harry Kravif, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clint Loveland, Radio Operator: Ed Goesel, Maj John Weibel (398BG Dep. CO as misson lead pilot), Lt Bob Parsons R.R. of 91BGTail gunner: John Burns (7 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Dick Sherman, Ex Navigator: Bob Bunning Ex nav, Bombardier: Art Harris,Tail gunner: John Burns (3 Prisoner of War); 398BG crew; flak set #1 ablaze & wing came off, crashed Fleestedt, SE of Harburg, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 5996.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 18 May 2017
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16. December 2024 access_time 3:29
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