| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-85-BO: 43-38274 to 43-38473 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 493rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 863rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | G6-D |
| MACR: | 9494 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (19 September 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38298
Delivered Cheyenne 18/7/44; Kearney 28/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 863BS/493BG [G6-D] Debach 10/8/44; Missing in Action Koblenz 19/9/44 with Capt Bill Holman, Navigator: John Stimek (2 Returned to Duty); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Elmer Schultz, Waist gunner: Byron Johnson (2 evaded capture); Co-pilot: Ransom Chamberlain, Bombardier: Ray Lee, Radio Operator: Albt Henna, Ball turret gunner: Marcel Paternoster,Tail gunner: John Moffatt (5 Prisoner of War); flak hits, seven bailed then aircraft blew up, cr Barvaux/Tohogne, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 9494.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 18 November 2018

22. June 2020 access_time 14:19
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22. June 2020 access_time 16:55
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