Page 1 of formation sheets for the April 9, 1944 mission to Marienburg, Germany. This page shows the position of the lead group in the formation.
Jackson was flying with the Clayton crew on this mission. Note the position of Clayton's B-17 in formation is circled. The Clayton crew flew B-17G-20-DL Ser. No. 42-37982 (SU+K) named "The Tremblin' Gremlin" for this mission.
One B-17 (B-17G-30-BO, Ser. No. 42-31740, BK+T) was lost on this mission. The pilot, 2nd Lt George Schock (see next sheet) and six of his crew were either KIA or MIA. The rest were captured.
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