| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 410th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR: | 89 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (25 July 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-30206 / Happy Daze
Delivered Cheyenne 29/4/43; Smoky Hill 6/5/43; Tinker 21/5/43; Kearney 27/5/43; Dow Fd 2/6/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG Rougham 13/6/43; Missing in Action Warnemunde 25/7/43 with John Keelan, Co-pilot: Loren Hubbell, Navigator: Bill Gruelich, Bombardier: Tom Nelson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edgar Cannon, Radio Operator: Gene Devoe, Ball turret gunner: John Kornick, Waist gunner: Herb Simes,Tail gunner: Bob Hodge (9 Returned to Duty); Waist gunner: Tom Brown (Killed in Action); flak set wing on fire, ditched 30 miles off Danish coast, rescued by RAF Warwick which dropped airborne lifeboat. Missing Air Crew Report 89. HAPPY DAZE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30206 / Happy Daze Details
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B-17 42-30206 / Happy Daze Crew
| Position | Rank | Name (First Name, Middle Initial, Last Name) | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John Keefan | RTD | - |
| CP | 2LT | Loren Hubbell | RTD | - |
| NAV | 2LT | William Greulich | RTD | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Thomas Nelson | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Edgar I. Cannon | RTD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Eugene Deyoe | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John H. Kornick | RTD | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Herbert H. Simes | RTD | - |
| WG | SGT | Thomas M. Brown | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Robert V. Hodge | RTD | - |
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