| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , Boeing B-17E: 41-9011 bis 41-9245 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | - |
| Bomber-Staffel: | - |
| RCL | FK206 |
| RAF: | , No. 220 Squadron |
| Schicksal: |
, Startunfall (04 Dezember 1943) |
Geschichte der
B-17 41-9202
Delivered Cheyenne 17/5/42; Wayne 25/6/42; Dorval 17/6/42 with Dick Ralph, Gander-Prestwick to RAF [FK206]; 220 Sq (ZZ-K) Ballykelly 18/7/42 with Partick Hadow (Sqd Co), via St Mawgan on to Lagens, Azores 9/10/43; while on patrol with J.B. Taylor 8/11/43 went off course and diverted to Casablanca; detailed on sub patrol 4/12/43 with Desmond Morris, Co-pilot: Bob Morrison, Harry Lawson, Jim Johnson+, Arthur Pearce, Joe Boudreault*, Carl Flack*, Mike Campion (8 Killed in Action) the first aircraft to lift off the new PSP runway crashed into sea on take off from Lagens, Azores.; three bodies found, two Canadian* and one Aussie+, who were buried in Lajes War Cemetery
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05. Januar 2025 access_time 19:28
I have my father’s the original SECRET operations order 98P of September 19 1942 to deliver B-17-E 41-9202 aircraft to Brisbane Australia from Long Beach California.