44-8222 | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies

General
Manufacturer:	Lockheed/Vega
Production-Block:	, B-17G-55-VE: 44-8201 to 44-8300

Operational History
Bomb Group:	, 351st Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron:	, 508th Bomb Squadron, 509th Bomb Squadron
RCL	YB-A, RQ-A
MACR	9565
Fate:	, Battle damaged, interned (07 October 1944)

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History of
B-17 44-8222

Delivered Dallas 13/7/44; Langley 12/8/44; Grenier 12/9/44; Assigned PFF 508BS/351BG [YB-A] Polebrook 23/9/44; 509BS [RQ-A]; battle damaged 4m Politz 7/10/44 with Art Bartzocas, Co-pilot: Lt Col Benoid Glawe, Navigator: Carlton Mendall, Bombardier: Saymore Levinson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Lloyd Kline, Radio Operator: Lou Waters, Ball turret gunner: Joe Massara, Waist gunner: Paul Waxler,Tail gunner: Lt Allen Pollyea, Lt Tom Clarke M.Op (10INT); flak, two engines out, force landed Sovde, Sweden; Missing Air Crew Report 9565; Ret UK 29/5/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 3/7/45; Sth Plains 9/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.

Source: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link/CommissionsEarned)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.

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B-17 44-8222 Crew

Position	Rank	Name	Status	Note
P	1LT	Arthur Bartzocas	INT	-
CP	LTC	Benold E. Glawe	INT	-
NAV	1LT	Seyymore R. Levinson	INT	-
BOMB	2LT	Lloyd H. Kline	INT	-
ENG/TT	T/SGT	Louis W. Walters	INT	-
RO	T/SGT	Joseph Massara	INT	-
WG	S/SGT	Paul E. Waxler	INT	-
TG	SGT	Albert Pollyea	INT	-
RCM	1LT	Thomas W. Clarke	INT	-
NAV2	2LT	Carlton E. Mendell	INT	-