Dears,
Interested film about
8th Army USAF. You can see also mission in Poland city Gdynia
9.04.1944
and between aircrafts probably there was this one a/c:
B-17 , name: "Scarlet Harlot" 42-97465 unlucky hitted near Gdynia. It was first and last one missian as aircraft was moved from production place to UK on the airfield at Glatton. Map:
http://www.b17.keed.pl/42-97465.htm
Aircraft:
http://www.b17.keed.pl/samolot.htm
Crew:
http://www.b17.keed.pl/dokumenty.htm
Boeing B-17G 42-97465
1st pilot
Robert K. Walker - KIA (inside wrack)
2nd pilot
J. B. Latham - POW
navigator
Frank S. Jackson - POW
bombardier
Marlin D. Greenawałt - POW
radiooperator
David M. Gerber - POW
board mechanic
Lionel W Havlas - POW
left side gunner
Leland E. Mills - POW
right side gunner
Kneeland I. Parshley - jumped with parachute but KIA by Luftwaffe fighters in the air
down gunner
Frank L. Croft, Jr. - POW
tail gunner
Bruce L. Kustaborder - jumped with parachute but had found died on the Earth.
On the end GOOD FILM !!!:
http://www.b17.keed.pl/filmy%20i%20foto.htm
Source:
http://www.choczewo.com.pl/pol/ostat...wego_ptaka.htm
http://www.b17.keed.pl/
I think this is good reference for this question:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showth...light=42-97465
here is Damian (He was only one time on the Forum and asked about help but finally made with father/or son good job also 3 other Polish persons which created plate with informations about wrack on crash place - it was bigger team of people with pasion):
http://www.b17.keed.pl/historia1.htm
THANKS for all involved at ID of B17
42-97465 !!!!