Source:
www.americanairmuseum.com
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-130-BO: 42-30932 to 42-31031 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 524th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | WA-C |
| MACR: | 2872 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (22 February 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31028 / Mojo
Delivered Cheyenne 4/9/43; Gr Isle 7/10/43; Assigned 524BS/379BG [WA-C] Kimbolton 19/11/43; Missing in Action Aschersleben 22/2/44 with Capt Harry Simons, Co-pilot: John Robins, Navigator: Bob Jones, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Fallon, Radio Operator: Ole Nelson, Ball turret gunner: Don Harmon, Waist gunner: Leo Borkowski (7 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Bill Bonin, Waist gunner: Rufus Till,Tail gunner: Ray Veiders (3 Prisoner of War); flak set bomb bay afire, ship left formation, crashed Gattrup, near Senden/Westfalen, nine miles SW of Munster, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 2872. MOJO.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 14 June 2017
14. March 2022 access_time 6:56
The B-17 in the photo is 42-29772.
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/3703
01. December 2025 access_time 18:42
Ross is correct this is a much earlier block B-17F-BO with flush cheek windows.