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Target for today (history of B-17 , 42-97465)
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 !!!!
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Re: Target for today (history of B-17 , 42-97465)
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