| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-65-BO: 42-29632 to 42-29731 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group, 92nd Bomb Group, 94th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 332nd Bomb Squadron, 333rd Bomb Squadron, 407th Bomb Squadron, 525th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | FR-X |
| MACR | 960 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (04 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-29713 / Bad Penny
Delivered Cheyenne 8/2/43; Pueblo 19/2/43; Salina 27/2/43; Brookley 19/3/43; Smoky Hill 23/3/43; Syracuse 7/4/43; Assigned 333BS/94BG Bassingbourn 18/4/43, then 332BS; Earls Colne 12/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; transferred 407BS/92BG [PY-K] Alconbury 26/7/43; 525BS/379BG [FR-X] Kimbolton 5/9/43; Missing in Action Frankfurt 4/10/43 with Joe Ondo, Co-pilot: Bob Regnier, Navigator: Bill Morter, Bombardier: Joe LaSpada, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jack Sims, Radio Operator: Floyd Rye, Ball turret gunner: Joe Ruth, Waist gunner: Chas Freund, Waist gunner: Jerome Hannon,Tail gunner: Lou Peterson (10 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Paris, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 960. BAD PENNY.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 19 July 2017
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