| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 390th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 569th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | CC-F |
| MACR | 4291 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (24 April 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-107177
Delivered Tulsa 14/3/44; Gr Island 29/3/44; Grenier 4/4/44; Assigned: 569BS/390BG [CC-F] Framlingham 8/4/44; MIA Friedrichshafen 24/4/44 Pilot: Ernie Newell, Co-Pilot: Bill Pflug, Navigator: Jim Eppenberger, tog-T/Sgt Jack Chapman, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Jim Badcock, Radio Operator: Henry Kistner, Ball Turret Gunner: Okey Winter, Waist Gunner: Owen Callahan, Waist Gunner: Chester Sowers, Tail Gunner: Francis Docker (10KIA); flak hit knocked off part of wing, which was on fire along with bomb bay. Aircraft exploded and crashed Kluftern, three miles W of Friedrichshafen, Germany. MACR 4291.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 18 November 2018
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