I'm looking for all informations about a B17G and his crew

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Comments:: On the 13 th of july 1944, a B17G serial : 43 37 788 belong to 447 th Bomber Group and the 709 th Bomber Squadron and based at Rattlesden (England), crashed in France near a village called : Vendrest (54 NM N-E from Paris). : : All the crew survived (bailed out), but 2 of them were POW. The others escaped. : : A French Doctor : Dr Chastagnol treated some crew member wounded. : : I'm searching all informations about the crew and the aircraft. Pictures, veterans adresses, or e-mail, etc... : : All informations about these last mission (mission 108 over Munich). : : The B17 serial 43 37 788 was delivered to USAAF on the 21 th of may 1944 and assigned to 447 th BG on the 17 th of june 1944. : : Here are some informations that I've got about crew men : : : S/LT Russell D Hilding, Pilot. Year of birth : 1921. Date of enlistment : 05/25/1942. Army serial number : 16057414. Residence State : Michigan. : Place of enlistment : Lansing (MI). POW : Stalag luft 3, sagan-silesia, Bavaria (moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser), 49-11. : : Lt George C Mong, Co-pilot. Residence State : Ohio. Place of enlisment : Akron (OH). Escaped. : : S/Lt Claude A Kelly, navigator. year of birht : 1923. Date of enlistment : 10/19/1944. Army serial number : 15325706. Residence State : Kentucky. Place of enlistment : Louisville (KY). Escaped. : : Lt Raymond E Wojnicz, bombardier. year of birth : 1915...? Date of enlistment : 1939...? Army serial number : 06911525...? Residence State : Wisconsin. Place of enlistment : Racine (WI). POW : Stalag luft 3, sagan-silesia, Bavaria (moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser), 49-11. : : T/Sgt Fred D Gleason, top turret gunner. Residence State : California; Place of enlistment : San Gabriel (CA). Escaped. : : T/Sgt Horace R Dimartino, radio operator. Residence State : Massachusetts. Place of enlistment : Fall River (MA). Escaped. : : S/Sgt Harry E White, ball turret gunner. Residence State : North Carolina. Place of enlistment : Castle Hayne (NC). Escaped. : : S/Sgt Emory J Markham, left waist gunner. Residence State : New York. Place of enlistment : Ripley (NY). Escaped. : : S/Sgt Erwin R Williams, right waist gunner. Residence State : Michigan. Place of enlistment : Detroit (MI). Escaped. : : S/Sgt Joe W Stewart, tail gunner. Residence State : Alabama. Place of enlistment : Finson (AL). Escaped. : : You can mail me at : aldebaran509@aol.com : : Thank you so much ! : : Best regards. : : (and sorry for my bad English). : : : Frédéric Girot

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