| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 401st Bomb Squadron, 407th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PY-G |
| MACR | 8277 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 August 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-97958
Delivered Denver 16/4/44; Cheyenne 1/5/44; Hunter 14/5/44; Dow Fd 2/6/44; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-G] Bassingbourn 7/6/44; transferred 407BS/92BG [PY-G] Podington 15/6/44; Missing in Action Peenemunde 25/8/44 with Lloyd Triche, Navigator: Bill Cutter, Bombardier: John Bermingham, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Leland Schlobohm, Radio Operator: Harvey Katz, Ball turret gunner: John Prather, Waist gunner: Wilf Keller,Tail gunner: M.C. Gandy (8 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Joel Anderson (wia-POW, fell into Greifswald Bay in waist deep water and walked ashore); flak hit in nose, went into spin, crashed Baltic Sea; Missing Air Crew Report 8277.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 19 July 2017
29. May 2021 access_time 21:40
Lloyd Triche is my Uncle. Seeking any info, photos that may exist.