42-30272 Fritz Blitz
AAM DB Entry Correction.
Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Gore 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 17/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 335BS/95BG [OE-U] Horham 15/6/43; Missing in Action (21m) Munster 10/10/43 with Eldon Broman, Co-pilot: John Chaffin, Navigator: Bill Fowler, Bombardier: Paul Guiteras, Radio Operator: Warren Thomas, Ball turret gunner: Richmond Dillon, Waist gunner: Frank Dean, Waist gunner: Jake Black, Tail gunner: Tom Kelly, obs-Capt Chas Forney (10 Prisoner of War); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Roy Rightmire (KIA-anoxia); crashed Haakbergen, Hol; Missing Air Crew Report 1118. FRITZ BLITZ.
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- Date: 28 July 1943
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
- Date: 4 July 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY | 7 May 1943 | |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Haaksbergen, Netherlands | 10 October 1943 - 10 October 1943 | Missing in Action Munster 10/10/43. crashed Haakbergen, Holland; 10 x POW, 1 x KIA, Anoxia]Missing Air Crew Report MACR1118. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 1118 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database