B-17G-15-DL 42-37868
708th SQ — B
Photo taken at Rattlesden, sometime between November ’43 and April ’44 with an unidentified crew (possibly the Rozmus crew). Due Back was lost on April 29, 1944.
Delivered Denver 25/9/43; Harvard 15/10/43; Assigned 708BS/447BG [CQ-B] Rattlesden 19/11/43
Flight listings for 42-37868
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 |
| #10 (24-Jan-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
LaGasse, V. H. |
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| #12 (30-Jan-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
David, R. G. |
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| #13 (03-Feb-44) |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
Failed to Take Off |
| #14 (04-Feb-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Goetz, W. B. |
Swapped with Lowry (Lead SQ) |
| #19 (13-Feb-44) |
Pas de Calais, Marquenville, France |
Gilleran, T. W. |
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| #20 (20-Feb-44) |
Rostock, Germany |
Geyer, P. D. |
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| #21 (21-Feb-44) |
Diepholz, Germany |
Marcy, C. H. |
Not attack, #3 engine out |
| #23 (25-Feb-44) |
Regensburg, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #24 (28-Feb-44) |
Bois de la Justice, France |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #26 (03-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #27 (04-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
ABORT Oxy out |
| #28 (06-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Herdic, C. W. |
slated 127 |
| #29 (08-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #32 (13-Mar-44) |
Bois de la Justice, France |
Hughes, H. T. |
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| #33 (15-Mar-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Herdic, C. W. |
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| #34 (16-Mar-44) |
Augsburg, Germany |
Hughes, H. T. |
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| #35 (18-Mar-44) |
Munich, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #36 (20-Mar-44) |
Frankfurt, Germany |
Town, A. E. |
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| #37 (22-Mar-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #40 (27-Mar-44) |
Merignac, Chartes, France |
Brown, J. C. |
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| #42 (01-Apr-44) |
Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Hitchcock, W. H. |
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| #43 (08-Apr-44) |
Rheine, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #44 (09-Apr-44) |
Warnemunde, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #45 (10-Apr-44) |
Diest Schaffen, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #46 (11-Apr-44) |
Arnimswalde, Poland |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #47 (13-Apr-44) |
Augsburg, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #48 (18-Apr-44) |
Oranienburg / Rathnow, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #52 (24-Apr-44) |
Friedrichshafen, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #53 (26-Apr-44) |
Brunswick, Germany |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #55 (27-Apr-44) |
Le Culot, France |
Rozmus, H. A. |
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| #56 (29-Apr-44) |
Berlin, Germany |
Blom, C. J. |
MISSING |
Missing in Action: The Carl Blom crew aboard 42-37868 DUE BACK when it was lost.
| Carl Blom |
Pilot |
POW |
| Wallace Lane |
Co-pilot |
POW |
| Dudley Davis |
Navigator |
POW |
| Dare Ziemer |
Bombardier |
POW |
| Windsor Graham |
Flight engineer/top turret gunner |
POW |
| Dick Ferrighetto |
Waist gunner |
POW |
| Arthur Watt |
Radio Operator |
KIA |
| Lloyd Arthur |
Ball turret gunner |
KIA |
| Ike Guyton |
Waist gunner |
KIA |
| Bob Tobin |
Tail gunner |
KIA |
Missing Air Crew Report 4251 enemy aircraft, crashed Grasleben, six miles N of Helmstedt, Ger.
Discovered by Michael Annicaert of Belgium, from a collection owned by S/Sgt. Berton E. Swift of the 708th BS.
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