Produktionsblock:
B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 bis 42-98035
Hersteller:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomber-Gruppe:
- 379th Bomb Group
- Bomber-Staffel:
- 525th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: FR-K
MACR: 6983
Geschichte der
B-17 42-97942
Delivered Denver 11/4/44; Kearney 4/5/44; Dow Fd 23/5/44; Assigned: 525BS/379BG [FR-K] Kimbolton 24/5/44; on returm from mission to Enguine/Catts 19/6/44 Pilot: Lloyd Burns, Bombardier: Jack Gray, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Leon Gibbs, Radio Operator: Leroy Monk, Ball Turret Gunner: Bill Farmer, Waist Gunner: Dick Andrews (6RTD); Co-Pilot: Fred Kauffman, Navigator: Ed Sadler, Tail Gunner: Lou Schulte (3KIA); mid air collision w/44-6133, wreckage crashed Canvey pont mud bank, River Thames estuary, UK. MACR 6983.
Zuletzt aktualisiert: 7. September 2018
B-17 42-97942 Details
Kollision in der Luft mit B-17 #44-6133 am 19. Juni 1944.
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