Production-block:
B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 487th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 836th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: 2G-K
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History of
B-17 42-98014
Delivered Dallas 2/5/44; Hunter 10/6/44; Dow Fd 28/6/44; Assigned 836BS/487BG [2G-K] Lavenham 2/7/44; Missing in Action Berlin 3/2/45 with ?.
Last updated: 3. May 2020
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B-17 42-98014 Details
Aircraft developed engine trouble after bombing and was escorted back by fighters. When over the North Sea all engines went out and Pilot ditched about 15 miles west of Frisian Islands. All crew except waist gunner Sgt. Robert Young (MIA) rescued.
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B-17 42-98014 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Alvin S. Rothstein | RTD | - |
| CP | 2LT | John R. Bogardus | RTD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Jerome Abramowitz | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Leroy R. Genoway | RTD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Joseph Brown | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Sylvester Wojicki | RTD | - |
| WG | SGT | Robert E. Young | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Jack F. Kohl | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | George L. Livers | RTD | - |
| TOG | T/SGT | Paul T. Dempsey | RTD | - |
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