| Allgemein | |
|---|---|
| Hersteller: | Boeing |
| Produktionsblock: | , B-17F-85-BO: 42-30032 bis 42-30131 |
| Einsatzgeschichte | |
|---|---|
| Bomber-Gruppe: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomber-Staffel: | , 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LD-T |
| MACR | 647 |
| Schicksal: |
, Abschuss durch Feindflugzeug, Abschuss durch Flak (16 September 1943) |
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Geschichte der
B-17 42-30064 / Wild Cargo
Delivered Cheyenne 5/4/43; Kearney 15/4/43; Wendover 2/5/43; Hill 22/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-T] Thorpe Abbotts 9/6/43; Missing in Action La Rochelle 16/9/43 with Bob Wolff, Co-pilot: Chas Stuart, Navigator: Larry McConnell, Bombardier: Fred White, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Simon, Radio Operator: Ira Bardman, Ball turret gunner: Bill Casebolt, Waist gunner: Art Eggleston, Waist gunner: Willis Brown,Tail gunner: Alf Clark (10 Prisoner of War); flak and enemy aircraft KO’d engine, crashed in Atlantic off Ile Madame, 12 miles S of La Rochelle, Fr; Missing Air Crew Report 647. WILD CARGO.
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B-17 42-30064 / Wild Cargo Crew
| Position | Rang | Name | Status | Bemerkung |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Robert H. Wolff | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | Charles H. Stuart | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Lawrence K. McDonell | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Fredric G. White | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | SGT | Carl T. Simon | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Ira F. Bardman | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | William J. Casebolt | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Willis F. .Brown | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Arthur H. Eggleston | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Alfred M. Clark | POW | - |
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How many missions did Wild Cargo make, and who were the original crew of the first mission?