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Source:
www.303rdbg.com
Production-block:
B-17F-45-BO: 42-5250 to 42-5349
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 303rd Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 360th Bomb Squadron
- RCL: PU-A
MACR: 738
Missions: 43
History of
B-17 42-5260 / Yardbird II
Delivered Denver 26/10/42; Salina 15/12/42. Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-A] Molesworth 29/1/43; 43m. Missing in Action Emden 2/10/43 Enemy aircraft, crashed North Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 738.
Last updated: 5. April 2019
B-17 42-5260 / Yardbird II Details
B-17F #42-5260 Yardbird II. Aircraft was hit by gunfire from two ME-109s immediately after the formation left the target. The ship peeled off, went down out of control, and exploded above the overcast. One parachute was observed coming out of the B-17 before it went out of sight. The B-17 crashed into the the North Sea and all crewmen were killed.
See more at http://www.303rdbg.com/360tippet.html
B-17 42-5260 / Yardbird II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Paul S. Tippet | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Lewellyn H. Nemitz | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Edwin E. Mims | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Bernard Rice | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Oaks H. Smith | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Thomas L. Richardson | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Abraham J. Rasch | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Hugh F. Gibney, Jr. | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | William R. Greason | KIA | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Jack H. Randall | KIA | - |
| PHOTO | SGT | Carney C. Rhodes | KIA | - |
07. May 2019 access_time 15:58
I have a picture of the Yardbird II crew (which my father was on) showing them as lead crew on a mission with a notation of 15-5-43. If the plane was lost 2-10-43, how is this possible?
07. May 2019 access_time 17:48
Photo of your father was May 15th 1943 and this B-17 went los on October 2nd 1943. So, it’s plausible, or not?
31. October 2022 access_time 23:02
Ah, I forgot about the military date format.