Production-block:
B-17F-115-BO: 42-30617 to 42-30731
Manufacturer:
Boeing
History of
B-17 42-30681
Delivered Boeing 8/7/43; 11AF Ladd Fd, Alaska, cold weather testing 9/9/43, with Jim Aubrey, crash landed on the tundra 14 miles SE Ruby, AK, 25/9/43. Found in 1996 by Gary Larkins, who returned on 2001 for more parts.
Last updated: 6. July 2017
04. December 2024 access_time 7:27
I would like to know the names of the rest of the crew, survivors. This fits the description of a plane my father bailed out of. He was part of the Cold Weather Test Detachment at Ladd Field during this time. I wanted to confirm whether or not he was on this plane. His name was John Ressler.