Den 26. juli 1943 kl. 14.43 blev et amerikansk bombefly skudt ned over Helgolands-bugten (omkring her). Kun 1 flyver overlevede. (Kilde: FAF)

Staff Sergeant Romeo L. Varacchi var Left Waist Gunner på B17 42-30450. (Kilde: AOD)

Han har ingen kendt grav. Hans navn findes på Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, England.
Han kom i tjenesten fra New York. Hæderstegn: Air Medal, Purple Heart. (Kilde: ABMC)

2 flyvere fra B17 42-30450 blev begravet i Lemvig og 1 i Esbjerg. 2 blev begravet i Belgien og 4 har ingen kendt grav. 1 flyver blev krigsfange.

Se tegning af besætningen på en B-17, Foto af en B-17 + B-17 i airmen.dk samt B-17 Ball Turret, Ammunition og Ball Turret Gunner.

10 flyvere.

On 26 July 1943 at 14.43 hours an American bomber was shot down over the Bay of Heligoland (about here). Only 1 airman survived. (Source: FAF)

Staff Sergeant Romeo L. Varacchi was the Left Waist Gunner of B17 42-30450. (Source: AOD)
He has no known grave. His name is inscribed on Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery, England.
He entered the Service from New York. Awards: Air Medal, Purple Heart. (ABMC)

2 airmen from B17 42-30450 were buried in Lemvig and 1 in Esbjerg. 2 were buried in BELGIUM and 4 have no known grave. 1 airman became a POW.

See a drawing of the crew of a B-17 * Photo of  a B-17 + B-17s in airmen.dk * B-17 Ball Turret, Ammunition and the story of a Ball Turret Gunner.

333 BS, 94 BG, 4 BW, 3 BD, 8 AF. See 94th Bomb Group. It took off from RAF Rougham - USAAF Station 468.

10 airmen.