42-102494

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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