42-29776 | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 42-29776

Allgemein
Hersteller:	Boeing
Produktionsblock:	, B-17F-70-BO: 42-29732 bis 42-29831

Einsatzgeschichte
Bomber-Gruppe:	, 305th Bomb Group, 379th Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group
Bomber-Staffel:	, 326th Bomb Squadron, 524th Bomb Squadron
RCL	WA-F
MACR	1353
Schicksal:	, Kollision in der Luft mit Feindflugzeug (14 Oktober 1943)

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Geschichte der
B-17 42-29776

Delivered Cheyenne 19/2/43; Gore 2/3/43; Tinker 5/4/43; Romulus 12/4/43; Presque Is 26/4/43; Assigned 305BG Chelveston 19/7/43; transferred 326BS/92BG [JW-F] Alconbury 21/7/43; 524BS/379BG [WA-F] Kimbolton 4/9/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Sam Gaffield, Co-pilot: Thoralf Carlson, Navigator: Steve Namjestink, Bombardier: Hector De Vargas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Grossman, Radio Operator: John Ehrenzeller, Ball turret gunner: Fred Landis, Waist gunner: Art Skelton,Tail gunner: Bill Forsythe (9 Killed in Action), Waist gunner: Ramey Gray (Prisoner of War); coll with enemy aircraft, crashed Grettstadt, SE of Goshsheim, SE of Schweinfurt, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1353.

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Tom Skelton
15. November 2023 2:29

Does anyone know what became of Ramey Gray, the sole survivor, after the war?

Antworten

Johanna
05. März 2024 18:16

I would be interested to know as well – my great uncle was one of the pilots.

Javier Llausás
27. April 2025 7:07

Tom, I would also appreciate learning about Ramey Gray. I wish I could read or hear a testimony from Ramey, who was a crewmate of my uncle Hector de Vargas, who unfortunately didn’t survive that October 1943 flight. If you were able to find information about Ramey Gray, I would appreciate it if you could share it with me via email. Best regards.

Javier Llausas
27. April 2025 7:01

My uncle, Hector de Vargas, was a member of this crew. I would appreciate it if anyone could share information about his plane, 42-29776, and his crewmates.