| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JD-J |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (07 July 1944) |
| Missions: | 32 |
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History of
B-17 42-102442 / Swiss Miss
Delivered Cheyenne 3/3/44; Kearney 15/3/44; Dow Fd 4/4/44; Assigned: 545BS/384BG [JD-J] Grafton Underwood 15/4/44; during assembly for Leipzig, mid air coll Pilot: B17 7/7/44; crashed Withersfield, near Haverhill, Sfk, UK, 14KIA; Salvaged. 8/7/44.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-102442 / Swiss Miss Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #44-6147 on 07 Jul 1944.
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B-17 42-102442 / Swiss Miss Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 2LT | Earl O. Anderson, Jr. | KIA | - |
| CP | 2LT | Walter Eugene Shreve, Jr. | KIA | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Carl Hartnig | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Wilmer Leroy Loyd | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | John Demey Sherman | KIA | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Neal William Noland | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Homer Joseph Evans | KIA | - |
| TG | SGT | Glenn S. Hinshaw | RTD | - |
| TOG | S/SGT | William Louis O'Leary | KIA | - |
This page was last updated on 02 February 2019
29. October 2019 access_time 23:27
My father Melvin haggai was a top turret Gunner aboard the Swiss Miss he’s told me stories before he passed away and I have all the information and bombing sheets times and dates and places he bombed he was in the crew before the crew that crashed I am searching for the numbers and letters that were printed on the side of his bomber such as the letters on the tail fin and on the side of the plane if you know anyone that would be able to provide this I would much be appreciate it thank you
15. December 2020 access_time 4:00
The code letters were JD J, tail #2102442, J on tail. My uncle was killed in this aircraft, Staff Sargeant William O’Leary.