| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-VE: 42-97736 to 42-97835 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 447th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 709th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 4769 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (12 May 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97794
Delivered Denver 28/2/44; Kearney 1/4/44; Dow Fd 14/4/44; Assigned: 709BS/447BG Rattlesden 20/4/44; MIA Berlin 12/5/44 Pilot: Bill Moses, Co-Pilot: Gene Gilbert, Bombardier: Harry Mitchell, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Wylie Dumm, Radio Operator: Pete Clark, Ball Turret Gunner: Roy Roesch, Waist Gunner: Walker Tole, (7RTD); Navigator: Meyer Stein, Tail Gunner: Kenyon Miller (2KIA); Waist Gunner: Jim Gatch (POW); flak KOd #4, after turning for home flak hit again, ditched Channel and survivors picked up by ASR Walruses off Dunkirk,. MACR 4769.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 25 May 2018
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