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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 533rd Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | VP-T |
| MACR | 399 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (17 August 1943) |
| Missions: | 7 |
History of
B-17 42-3092 / Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew)
Delivered Cheyenne 18/2/43; Dow Fd 23/5/43; Assigned 533BS/381BG [VP-T] Ridgewell 4/43 with Capt Bob Post, Bob Nelson, Fred Nudell engineer, Harry Baylerian radio, Capt Joe Murray S-2, M/Sgt Andy Banas line chief, S/Sgt Joe Johnson elec/spec, Cpl Adrian Johnson AFCE spec, S/Sgt Olin David bomb sight maint, Lt Jim Morrison ARC nav; Missing in Action 7m Schweinfurt 17/8/43 with Jim Hudson, Co-pilot: Bill Grant, Navigator: Ron Delaney, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ed Vaughn, Radio Operator: Dave Pinsky, Ball turret gunner: John Vaughn, Waist gunner: Ford Thueson, Ball turret gunner: Jim Wakefield,Tail gunner: George Doyle (9 Prisoner of War), Bombardier: Ken Robinson (KIA, chute lines tangled in aircraft and unable to jump); shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Pesch, four miles SW of Munsterreifel, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 399. STRATO SAM (TOUGHEST CREW THAT EVER FLEW).
B-17 42-3092 / Strato Sam (Toughest Crew That Ever Flew) Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | F/O | James C. Hudson | POW | - |
| CP | 2LT | William R. Grant | POW | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Ronald T. Delaney | POW | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Kenneth E. Robinson | KIA | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Edward R. Vaughn | POW | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Pinsky David | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John M. Vaughn | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Ford W. Thueson | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | James A. Wakefield | POW | - |
| TG | S/SGT | George A. Doyle | POW | - |
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