Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-25-DL: 42-3074 to 42-3148 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 381st Bomb Group, 96th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 339th Bomb Squadron, 413th Bomb Squadron, 534th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | QJ-A, GD-N |
| MACR | 1875 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (11 January 1944) |
| Missions: | 14 |
History of
B-17 42-3118 / Daisy June aka Shack Rabbit aka The Green Hornet
Delivered Cheyenne 27/2/43; Presque Is 8/4/43; Assigned 339BS/96BG [QJ-A] Thurleigh 16/4/43 DAISY JUNE; transferred 413BS SHACK RABBIT; transferred 534BS/381BG [GD-N] Ridgewell 6/7/43; Missing in Action 14m Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Austin Larson, Co-pilot: Francis Wilson, Navigator: Horace Neff, Bombardier: George Regan, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Edwin Nix, Radio Operator: Mike Trainer, Ball turret gunner: Milt Copeland, Waist gunner: John Crawbuck,Tail gunner: Alex Williams (9 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: Ross Defenbaugh (Killed in Action); two engines KO’d by enemy aircraft & flak, crashed out of control at Goslar near Bernburg, 20 miles SW of Oschersleben, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1875. THE GREEN HORNET.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 08 September 2023
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