| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-125-BO: 42-30832 to 42-30931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 413th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | MZ-O |
| MACR | 2377 |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision with e/a, Mid-air collision (29 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-30859 / Skylark
Delivered Cheyenne 10/8/43; Gr Isle 31/8/43; Assigned: 413BS/96BG [MZ-O] Snetterton 5/9/43; MIA Frankfurt 29/1/44 Pilot: Lou Kandl, Co-Pilot: Branden Britt, Navigator: Bob Stanton, Bombardier: Albt Combs, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ed Knapp, Radio Operator: Bob Scanlon, Ball Turret Gunner: Theo Wagner, Waist Gunner: Aaron Shoop (8KIA); Waist Gunner: Theo Brown, Tail Gunner: Chas Harborough (2POW); mid air collision w/Me109, crashed Gusenburg, 14 miloes SE of Trier/Eifel, Germany. MACR 2377. SKYLARK.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30859 / Skylark Details
Based on facts from Roland Geiger, the B-17 #42-31151, flown by Lt. Darrell C. Sisler was hit by Kurt Clemens (III./JG 3). B-17 #42-31151 left formation and colliied with #42-30859 Skylark.
This page was last updated on 24 February 2019
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Skylark features in the documentary INSIDE A WWII BOMBING RAID @ 46:03