| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-55-DL: 44-6501 to 44-6625 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 429th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged, ditched (09 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 44-6501
Delivered Lincoln 22/8/44; Grenier 9/9/44; Assigned 429BS/2BG Amendola 13/9/44; battle damaged Brux 9/12/44 with Dale Pierce, Co-pilot: Maurice Porter, Navigator: John Skoba*, Bombardier: Jim McWhirter*, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Bury, Radio Operator: Wenton Jeffries, Ball turret gunner: Vernon Burger, Waist gunner: Doug Dimitry, Waist gunner: John Childress*,Tail gunner: Tony Genovese (10 Returned to Duty); flak damage, ditched in Adriatic but all crew rescued by Air Sea Rescue and taken to Ancona, It.(* all slightly injured when ditching)..
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 24 August 2017
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