| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-45-BO: 42-5250 to 42-5349 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 42-5320
Delivered Cheyenne 11/11/42; Casper 3/12/42; crashed on take off Casper 8/5/43 with Bob Brown, burned out 6 killed. Written off 19/5/43.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 30 August 2018
23. May 2023 access_time 23:30
The crash was in the dark in the early hours of 4 May 1943. My Uncle, 21yr old SSgt William F Baumann, Jr was the flight engineer. The Pilot was Lt Robert C. Brown, the lone survivor. All eight other crew-members died. The plane was part of the 436 BS and 331 BG