| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-15-DL: 42-37804 to 42-37893 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (25 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-37869
Delivered Denver 25/9/43; Gr Island 7/10/43; Assigned 20FG, 8th Weather Flight Cheddington 25/10/43; on flight from St Eval to base 25/12/43, crashed on hillside three miles SE of Bridestowe, near Oakhampton, Devon, UK, with Ernie Patterson, Co-pilot: Ray Coats, pass-RAF Sgt Basil Brown (3 Returned to Duty); Navigator: Rich Neary, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Sherwood Renner, Radio Operator: Sam Craig, Radio Operator: Mario Panetti, Waist gunner: Albany Blanchard (5 Killed in Service), Salvaged 21/1/44.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 24 February 2019
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