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Source:
www.fold3.com
Production-block:
B-17G-55-DL: 44-6501 to 44-6625
Manufacturer:
Douglas
- Bomb Group:
- 303rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 360th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: PU-M
Missions: 3
History of
B-17 44-6504
Delivered Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 10/9/45; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-M] Molesworth 29/9/44; on assembly for Stuttgart, 3rd mission, crashed Braydon Crag, Cheviot Hills, UK 16/12/44 with George Kyle, Co-pilot: Jim Hardy, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Schieferstein, Radio Operator: Joel Berley, Ball turret gunner: George Smith, Waist gunner: Bill Kaufman,Tail gunner: Howard Delaney (Returned to Duty); Navigator: Fred Holcombe, Bombardier: Frank Turner (2 Killed in Action); Salvaged 19/12/44.
Last updated: 12. July 2020
B-17 44-6504 Details
B-17 44-6504 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | George Anderson Kyle | RTD | - |
| CP | F/O | James H. Hardy | RTD | - |
| NAV | F/O | Fred Holcombe, Jr. | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Ernest G. Schieferstein | RTD | - |
| RO | SGT | Joel A. Berly | RTD | - |
| BT | SGT | George P. Smith | RTD | - |
| WG | CPL | William R. Kaufmann | RTD | - |
| TG | SGT | Howard F. Delaney | KIA | - |
| TOG | SGT | Frank R. Turner, Jr. | RTD | - |
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