Source:
www.303rdbg.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-VE: 42-5765 to 42-5804 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 427th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | GN-N |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (01 May 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5780 / Black Swan
Delivered Long Beach 27/1/43; Denver 1/2/43; Salina 10/2/43; Morrison 5/3/43; Assigned 427BS/303BG [GN-N] Molesworth 8/4/43; Missing in Action St Nazaire 1/5/43 with Jay Sterling, Radio Operator: Harley Fields, Ball turret gunner: Art McCormick, Waist gunner: Dan Cashman, Waist gunner: Bill Whalon,Tail gunner: Jesse Cleavelin (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: John Neill, Bombardier: Dave Parker, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Powell Griffin (3 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Harry Roach (EVD-returned UK 29/6/43); enemy aircraft, exploded and crashed St Pere-en-Retz, near St Nazaire. BLACK SWAN.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 05 May 2017
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