Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 to 42-5854 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron, 525th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FR-P, FR-D |
| MACR | 1361 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (30 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5829 / The Better Half aka Flying Jenny
Delivered Long Beach 2/3/43; Sioux City 19/3/43; Dow Fd 16/4/43; Assigned: 332BS/94BG Bassingbourn 25/4/43 THE BETTER HALF; Transferred: 525BS/379BG [FR-P/D] Kimbolton 18/5/43; 527BS [FO-D]; MIA Kassel 30/7/43, Pilot: Larry Hoveland, Co-Pilot: Stan Kusy, Navigator: Bill Johnston, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Carl Denny (4KIA); Bombardier: Dave Williams, Radio Operator: Stan Williams, Ball Turret Gunner: Stan Manista, Waist Gunner: Andy Oman, Waist Gunner: Joe Blanton, Tail Gunner: Thiel Wamsley (6POW); flak hits caused ship to explode, crashed Herbesthal, nr-Lontzerweg, NW of Eupen, Belgium. MACR 1361. FLYING JENNY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-5829 / The Better Half aka Flying Jenny Details
Shot down by Uffz. Gerd Wiegand; Fw-190, 8/JG26.
This page was last updated on 20 June 2018
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