Source:
www.fold3.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , Boeing B-17E: 41-2393 to 41-2669 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 19th Bomb Group, 43rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 30th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding (24 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 41-2497 / Tojo’s Nightmare
Delivered MacDill 26/1/42; Assigned HQ/30BS/19BG Java 17/2/42 with Stribling; then 7BG, transferred 30BS/43BG Aus; transferred 46TCS/317TCG; t/o from 7 Mile Fd, PNG but crashed on approach to Horn Is with Capt Bill Compton [wia], Co-pilot: E.Donovan, Navigator: Paul Maaske, Bombardier: Ed Scudero, Paul Paddilla, J.C. Matthews [wia*], Julian Simmons [wia*], Delbert Steinka, C.M. Porter, Chas Krieg; Cecil Clarke, J. Swain, John Masiars, Den Pechman (Poofman?), Paul Graf, T. Underwood, Jim Colorusso (15RTD, * later died of wounds) 24/3/44; Salvaged. MACMAC aka TOJO’S NIGHTMARE.
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