| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-80-BO: 42-29932 to 42-30031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 338th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BX-X |
| MACR | 3810 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-29939 / The Duchess aka Wabash Cannonball
Delivered Cheyenne 15/3/43; Walla Walla 28/3/43; Metropolitan 13/4/43; Presque Is 29/4/43; Assigned 338BS/96BG [BX-X] Snetterton 15/5/43 THE DUCHESS; Missing in Action Stettin 11/4/44 with Bill Young, Co-pilot: Tom Hilton, Navigator: John Ashmead, Bombardier: Orville Hayes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Weekes, Radio Operator: Albertus Onsgard, Ball turret gunner: Owen Cantrell, Waist gunner: Ray Ritz,Tail gunner: Burdette Borradaile, foto-Gene Ryan (9 Killed in Action); Waist gunner: Wilfred Dennis (POW-picked up by small German boat); enemy aircraft, crashed near Bornholm Island in Baltic Sea. Missing Air Crew Report 3810. WABASH CANNONBALL.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-29939 / The Duchess aka Wabash Cannonball Details
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This page was last updated on 04 May 2017
27. April 2019 access_time 20:48
Buenas tardes:
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Un saludo
27. April 2019 access_time 21:37
Hello,
Email: info@b17flyingfortress.de
Thank you.