| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-VE: 42-5805 to 42-5854 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 526th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FR-X |
| MACR | 1367 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (25 June 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-5839
Delivered Long Beach 13/3/43; Smoky Hill 25/3/43; Dow Fd 10/4/43; Assigned 526BS/379BG [FR-X] Kimbolton 16/4/43; Missing in Action Wangerooge Is 25/6/43 with Ken Quade, Co-pilot: George Barnett, Bombardier: Wallace Cosper, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Chester Burnes, Radio Operator: Jim Edinger, Ball turret gunner: Ray Heron, Waist gunner: Hugo Pettinatti, Waist gunner: Joe Owesny,Tail gunner: Kingsley Nelson (9 Killed in Action); Navigator: Bill Hughes (Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Dingstede, eight miles E of Oldenburg, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1367.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 05 June 2018
29. March 2023 access_time 18:11
I try ro find more information of this plane and crew for my rechearch of the bombing this on the small place Bellingwolde. This plane took part on this bomb raid.