| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-65-DL: 42-3449 to 42-3482 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 546th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | BK-F |
| MACR | 748 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (23 September 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3459 / Jolly Roger
Delivered to Cheyenne 26/6/43; Dow Field 29/7/43; Assigned to the 546th BS, squadron code BK-F, 384th BG, Station 106, Grafton Underwood, UK on 9/8/43; Missing in Action Nantes 23/9/43 with Philip E. Higdon, Co-pilot: Louis E. Ritt, Navigator: Meyer Begab, Bombardier: Lawrence E. Johnston, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: James L. Jett, Waist gunner: Willard J. Cronin,Tail gunner: Edward J. Humphrey (7 Prisoner of War), Radio Operator: Ardell Bollinger, Ball turret gunner: Joseph Markus Kalas, Waist gunner: Leonard J. Kelly (3 evaded capture); enemy aircraft KO’d #3 & #4 engines, crashed at Plouguenast, 18 miles South of St Brieux, France. Missing Air Crew Report 748. JOLLY ROGER
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 13 August 2017
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