B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 42-30841

Source:
Photo courtesy of 306th Bombardment Group Museum

General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-125-BO: 42-30832 to 42-30931
Delievered: Cheyenne
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 306th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 423rd Bomb Squadron
RCL RD-R
Fate: , Mid-air collision
(27 December 1943)
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History of
B-17 42-30841

Delivered Cheyenne 5/8/43; Gore 15/8/43; Redmond 16/8/43; Assigned 423BS/306BG [RD-R] Thurleigh 19/9/43; after t/o for training flight 27/12/43 in slight coll mid air with 42-30221(306BG), wlNelson Hardin, Co-pilot: Rich Knowles, Navigator: A. Perline, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ernie Jackson, Radio Operator: Wendell May, g-K.J. Russell (6 Returned to Duty); Salvaged 28/12/43.

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