| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-VE: 42-97736 to 42-97835 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 560th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (20 June 1944) |
| Missions: | 19 |
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History of
B-17 42-97820 / True Love
Delivered Denver 7/3/44; Kearney 14/4/44; Grenier 27/4/44; Assigned: 560BS/388BG Knettishall 1/5/44; MIA Fallersleben 20/6/44 Pilot: Ron McGrath, Co-Pilot: Bill DeWitt, Navigator: Vernon Spartz, Bombardier: E.R. Miller, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: H.L. Thibault, Radio Operator: N.B. Baber, photo-Sid Goloden, Waist Gunner: R.L. Spaulding, Tail Gunner: Chas Newton (10RTD); mid air coll w/42-97873; crew baled overHorsford/Felthorpe area, aircraft ditched North Sea off Cromer, Nfk. UK; No MACR. TRUE LOVE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-97820 / True Love Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Ronald C. McGrath | RTD | - |
| CP | 2LT | William J. DeWitt Jr. | RTD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Vernon M. Spartz | RTD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Eugene R. Miller | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/3. | Howard Louis Thibault | RTD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Hay N. Baber | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Nemo Pizzitola | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Roy F. Lewis | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ross L. Spaulding | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Charles L. Newton | RTD | - |
| PHOTO | T/SGT | Sidney Golden | RTD | - |
This page was last updated on 04 January 2019
29. January 2025 access_time 17:55
Anyone have photos of the aircraft or info on T/Sgt. Hay N. Baber?
17. March 2025 access_time 18:07
I have some information given to me by his family when I searched for the crew of The True Love in 1997. My father, Howard Thibault, was the flight engineer.
03. February 2025 access_time 16:29
Thanks!