Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-70-BO: 43-37674 to 43-37873 |
| Project No.: | 92726-R |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 452nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 730th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (12 July 1944) |
History of
B-17 43-37817 / Mollita
Delivered Cheyenne 26/5/44; Kearney 4/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 730BS/452BG Deopham Green, Nfk 20/6/44; damaged over Munich 12/7/44; with Bill Graff, Co-pilot: Francis Hill, Navigator: Max Schulz, Navigator: Bill Graft, Bombardier: George Slaughop, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sgt Claude Hillenbrand, Radio Operator: Ernie Greenwald, Ball turret gunner: Joe Elliott, Waist gunner: Bob Pryde, Waist gunner: George Kolson,Tail gunner: Bill Davis (10 Returned to Duty); #2 was KO’d, runway not clear then aircraft lost another engine before crash landed on base; Salvaged 14/7/44. MOLLITA.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 09 December 2020
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