Source:
91stbombgroup.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-80-BO: 43-38074 to 43-38273 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | LG-T |
| MACR: | 10145 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (02 November 1944) |
| Missions: | 20 |
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History of
B-17 43-38202 / Miss Slipstream
Delivered Cheyenne 7/7/44; Kearney 16/7/44; Dow Fd 3/8/44; Assigned: 322BS/91BG [LG-T] Bassingbourn 18/4/44; MIA {20m} Merseburg 2/11/44 Pilot: Dale Brant (shot on ground), Navigator: John Gustafson (2KIA); Co-Pilot: Chas Hackstock, Bombardier: John Bunch, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: John Ludwig, Radio Operator: John Peluse, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Hitchcock, Waist Gunner: Jim Wilkey, Tail Gunner: Mikel White (7POW); Enemy aircraft hit both port engines and set on fire, crashed Marbitz, near Halle, Germany. MACR 10145. MISS SLIPSTRAM.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 19 July 2019
22. September 2022 access_time 18:48
My step-father, Francis Towner, was the pilot in this A/C in the original crew and flew many missions in it. He was an alternate for the Merseburg raid so was not in the crew that day.
29. January 2026 access_time 20:08
Crashed Merbitz.