42-102632 DUE BACK

B-17G-55-BO 42-102632

708th SQ

 

Captioned as: 1st Lt. Hugh C. Bowers Crew in Summer 1944, 42-102632

 

Delivered Cheyenne 19/3/44; Hunter 1/4/44; Dow Fd 18/4/44; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ-B] Rattlesden 22/4/44; Missing in Action Ausum A/Fd, Ger 27/8/44 with Hugh Bowers, Co-pilot: Jim Doster, Navigator: George Pasvanis, Bombardier: Leonard Moore, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George Miller, Radio Operator: Bill Purcell, Ball turret gunner: Ed Noga, Waist gunner: Nathan Stark, Tail gunner: Ed Bennett (9 KIA -bodies washed up later); flak, crashed off Sylt, Ger.; Missing Air Crew Report 8458. DUE BACK.

 

Missing in Action:  Ausum A/Fd, Ger 27/8/44

Hugh Bowers Pilot
Jim Doster Co-pilot
George Pasvanis Navigator
Leonard Moore Bombardier
George Miller Flight engineer/top turret gunner
Bill Purcell Radio Operator
Ed Noga Ball turret gunner
Nathan Stark Waist gunner
Ed Bennett Tail gunner

Missing Air Crew Report 8458 (9 KIA -bodies washed up later) flak, crashed off Sylt, Ger.

 

 

 

 

 


708SQ; MIA Ausum A/F 8/27/44 w/Bowers; flak, cr North Sea; 9KIA

Some information and/or images sourced from the American Air Museum database