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Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
Production-block:
B-17G-40-VE: 42-97936 to 42-98035
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 390th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 571st Bomb Squadron
- RCL: FC-Z
MACR: 7367
History of
B-17 42-97983
Delivered Dallas 23/4/44; Kearney 2/6/44; Grenier 17/6/44; Assigned 570BS/390BG [DI-Z] Framlingham 20/6/44; transferred 571BS [FC-Z]; Missing in Action Merseburg 7/7/44; prop-wash caused mid air coll with 42-107070 (390BG) and both exploded and crashed Hoorn, near Alkmaar, Hol. Missing Air Crew Report 7367.
Last updated: 18. May 2017
B-17 42-97983 Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-107070 / North Star.
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B-17 42-97983 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Larue F. Cribbs | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | John C. Blickensderfer | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Robert E. Outman | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Lester P. Glaser | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Eugene A. Gifford | KIA | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Arthur J. Coffey | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Merwyn F. Standford | KIA | - |
| WG | SGT | Arthur F. Brown | EVD | - |
| WG | SGT | Joseph E. Grove | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Clarence Brown | POW | - |
02. August 2022 access_time 11:06
Hi I am writing about Arthur f brown who evaded. May I use information from this,site. Thanks David Malcolm UK
08. January 2023 access_time 12:19
Hi David,
I’m very interested in what you are writing about Arthur Brown, his crew and plane.
As you probely know, I ‘m interested in this crash for many many years, and is here in Hoorn a monument for the died crewmembers of that crash.
kind greetings,
Frank.