| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 532nd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VE-Q |
| MACR | 128 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 July 1943) |
| Missions: | 2+ |
History of
B-17 42-29976 / Sad Sack
Delivered Denver 20/3/43; forced landing Smoky Hill, KS Pilot: Frank Spino 3/4/43; Pueblo 8/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Dow Fd 19/5/43; Assigned: 532BS/381BG [VE-Q] Ridgewell 25/5/43 w/Jack Owen, Bill Bohan, Liston Bascom, Frank Ronzio, Bill Lindenmeyer, Roy Slater, Clarry Asher, Chas Winn, Ken Rector, George Johnston; MIA {2+m} Hamburg 25/7/43 w/Jack Owen, Co-Pilot: Bill Bohan, Navigator: Liston Bascon, Bombardier: Frank Ronzio, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ken Rector, Radio Operator: Roy Slater, Ball Turret Gunner: Chas Winn, Waist Gunner: Clarry Asher, Waist Gunner: Bill Lindenmeyer, Tail Gunner: Bob Cummins (10POW); flak KO’d #3, crashed between Heide and Hamburg, Germany. MACR 128. SAD SACK.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 31 August 2018
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