42-30301 IDIOT’S DELIGHT

B-17F-100-BO 42-30301

710th SQ

Assgn 94BG; on loan to 447th; FTR St-Jean d’Angely 6/19/44 w/Milton; flak, ditched Channel; 9KIA 1POW (B&P, FFS, NAD, I)

 

Flight listings for 42-30301

These lists are NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.

447th Mission (Date) Target Pilot Notes
#92 (19-Jun-44) St.Jean D’Angely, France Milton, T, A. MISSING

 

The crew on June 19, 1944

Theodore A. Milton Pilot
David J. Gerrits Co-Pilot
Marvin B. Stokes Navigator
Eugene A. Lightfoot Bombardier
James J. Wolfe Radio
Edgar L. Sikes Top Turret
Hugh O. Crimmins Ball Turret
Arthur H. Gruneisen Tail Gunner
Dewey L. Rhoads Waist L
Willard F. Laney Waist R

Source: MACR 5901

 


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