Production-block:
B-17G-50-DL: 44-6251 to 44-6500
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 301st Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 32nd Bomb Squadron
History of
B-17 44-6407 / Miss Bella aka Miss BeHavin’
Delivered Kearney 27/7/44; Grenier 8/8/44; Assigned 32BS/301BG Lucera 17/8/44; battle damaged Blechhammer 14/3/45 with Walter Podasek, Co-pilot: Blain, Navigator: Blair, Bombardier: Londny, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sternac, Radio Operator: Rasmussen, Ball turret gunner: Arman, Waist gunner: Burnham, Waist gunner: Gamel,Tail gunner: Whitbeck (10 Returned to Duty); abandoned ship over Biala Podlaska, Poland, all return from Russia. MISS BELLA.
Last updated: 9. August 2021
B-17 44-6407 / Miss Bella aka Miss BeHavin’ Crew
Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
---|---|---|---|---|
P | --- | Walter P. Podosek | RTD | - |
CP | --- | Blain | RTD | - |
NAV | --- | David R. Blair | RTD | - |
BOMB | --- | Londny | RTD | - |
ENG/TT | --- | Frank Stemac | RTD | - |
RO | --- | Arthur B. Rasmussen | RTD | - |
BT | --- | Arman | RTD | - |
WG | --- | Alonzo F . Burnham | RTD | - |
WG | --- | Vincent A. Gamal | RTD | - |
TG | --- | Harold B. Whitbeck | RTD | - |
21. August 2020 access_time 10:05
The plane’s name is NOT Miss Bella, it is Miss BeHaven — SN:446-6407
09. August 2021 access_time 22:20
Thank you. I have updated it now