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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-90-BO: 42-30132 to 42-30231 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 388th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 561st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | R |
| Fate: |
, Crashed on take off (14 October 1943) |
| Missions: | 19 |
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History of
B-17 42-30193 / Hard Luck
Delivered Cheyenne 24/4/43; Sioux City 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 9/6/43; Dow Fd 14/6/43; Assigned: 561BS/388BG Knettishall 15/6/43; crash: takeoff for Schweinfurt 14/10/43 Pilot: Paul Swift, Co-Pilot: Cecil Tipper, Navigator: Paul Arbon, Bombardier: Otto Bowman{inj}, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Bertil Erickson, Radio Operator: John Taylor, Ball Turret Gunner: Joe Molinari, Waist Gunner: Tom Norton, Waist Gunner: Don Van Cundy, Tail Gunner: Bob bPonton, pass-Colie Emlyn (11RTD), Salvaged. HARD LUCK.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 25 January 2019
12. December 2020 access_time 3:18
I was always told that my grandfather Robert Houghton was the ball turret gunner..
12. December 2020 access_time 11:38
Sometimes, gunner reassigned to other positions. Not unusual.