| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-45-VE: 44-8001 to 44-8100 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group, 486th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 833rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | 4N-A |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (10 January 1945) |
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History of
B-17 44-8002
Delivered Dallas 11/5/44; Langley 24/6/44; Dow Fd 11/7/44; Assigned 401BG Deenethorpe 13/7/44; transferred 832BS/486BG [4N-A] Sudbury 14/7/44; flak damage 10/1/45 with Dean Eakin (Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Dan Casey (brought ship home safely in heavy snow storm), Navigator: Joe Grabow, Bombardier: Jim Stewart, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Wendell Holmes, Radio Operator: Fay Daniel, Ball turret gunner: Tharon Eicher, Waist gunner: Clint Kimbrow, Waist gunner: Joe Harris,Tail gunner: Sloan Gibson (9 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 9AF Germany 10/5/46.
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This page was last updated on 07 September 2018
17. November 2020 access_time 18:21
My uncle was Lt. Dean Eakin.