| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-40-BO: 42-5150 to 42-5249 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 385th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 364th Bomb Squadron, 366th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL: | WF-K |
| MACR: | 15569 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (17 May 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-5219
Delivered Tulsa 14/10/42; Presque Is 26/11/42; West Palm Beach 15/1/43; Assigned 385BG Gt Ashfield 24/1/43; transferred 366BS/305BG Chelveston 2/43; then 364BS [WF-K]; Missing in Action Lorient 17/5/43 with Roy Richards, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John McFarland, Ball turret gunner: Walter Schenk, Waist gunner: John Norris, Waist gunner: Dennis Cullinan,Tail gunner: Henry Mitchell (6 Killed in Action); Co-pilot: Joe Boyle, Navigator: Harry Indiere (2 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Jim Wilschke, Radio Operator: Bob Neil (2 Evaded) shot down by enemy aircraft, crashed Auray, near target. Missing Air Crew Report 15569.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 28 August 2017
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