B-17G-50-BO 42-102494
708th SQ
Delivered Cheyenne 8/3/44; Kearney 5/4/44; Dow Fd 19/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ- ] Rattlesden 20/4/44
Flight listings for 42-102494
This list is NOT limited to officially credited Combat missions, and may include Aborts, returns and non-takeoff occurrences as well.
447th Mission (Date) | Target | Pilot | Notes |
#58 (01-May-44) | Marquenville, France | Herdic, C. W. | |
#59 (07-May-44) | Berlin, Germany | Stenvig, J. A. | |
#60 (08-May-44) | Berlin, Germany | Stenvig, J. A. | ABORT #2 eng out |
#65 (19-May-44) | Berlin, Germany | De Haas, J. | |
#66 (20-May-44) | Liege, Belgium | Adam, R. F. | |
#67 (22-May-44) | Kiel, Germany | Adam, R. F. | |
#69 (24-May-44) | Berlin, Germany | Simon, R. R. | MISSING |
Missing in Action Berlin 24/5/44 with Ralph Simon, Co-pilot: Ed Tully, Navigator: Joe Teixeira, Bombardier: Ralph Pittman, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Urdia, Radio Operator: Herman Grimm, Ball turret gunner: Clyde Chastain, Waist gunner: Kerwin Tozier, Waist gunner: Bill Nicholas, Tail gunner: Gene Minton (10 Killed in Action); hit by prop wash from another B-17, crashed North Sea, off St Peter, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 5249.
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