Produktionsblock:
B-17F-40-DL: 42-3229 bis 42-3283
Hersteller:
Douglas
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 100th Bomb Group
- 91st Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 351st Bomb Squadron
- 401st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: LL-U, EP-L
Geschichte der
B-17 42-3271 / Nine Little Yanks and a Jerk
Delivered Denver 17/4/43; Presque Is 27/5/43; Assigned 401BS/91BG [LL-U] Bassingbourn 7/6/43; transferred 351BS/100BG [EP-L] Thorpe Abbotts 5/7/43; severe damage on previous raid “wrinkled skin”; Assigned mission to salvo delayed action fused bombs in The Wash 25/1/44 with John Massol, Co-pilot: Harry Granger, Navigator: Ed King, Bombardier: Edwin Stern, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Westley, Radio Operator: Asa Spengler, Ball turret gunner: Winifred Williams, Waist gunner: Olli McCartney, Waist gunner: Bill Reneau,Tail gunner: Newman Carman (10 Returned to Duty); on landing left u/c folded and ship skidded off runway; sal 7/3/44. NINE LITTLE YANKS AND A JERK.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 3. Oktober 2017
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