B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-5180 / DFC

B-17 #42-5180 / DFCzoom_in

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Manufacturer:
Boeing

  • RCL: RD-B

Missions: 33+

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History of
B-17 42-5180 / DFC

Delivered Denver 5/10/42; Houlton 13/11/42; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-B] Thurleigh 24/11/42; Missing in Action Bremen 25/6/43 with Tom Logan, Co-pilot: Mo Davis, Navigator: Gene Dornbrook, Bombardier: Don Cox, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Selden Wentworth, Ball turret gunner: Howie Wilson, Waist gunner: Jack Webb, Waist gunner: Antonio Romero,Tail gunner: Frank Porcelli (9 Prisoner of War); Radio Operator: Albert Swartz (Killed in Action); flak KO’d #1 & #3, crashed Bourtrange, Holland. No MACR. “DFC” .

Last updated: 18. April 2020

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B-17 42-5180 / DFC Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P --- Thomas E. Logan POW
CP --- M. W. Davis POW
BOMB --- Donald W. Cox POW
ENG/TT --- Samuel M. Wentworth POW
RO --- Albert Schwartz KIA
BT --- Harold V. Wilson POW
WG --- Antonio Romero POW
WG --- Jack C. Webb POW
TG --- Frank M. Porcelli POW

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