| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-30-BO 42-31732 to 42-31931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group, 99th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 20th Bomb Squadron, 348th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (30 March 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-31851
Delivered Cheyenne 24/12/43; Oklahoma 12/1/44; Savannah 16/1/44; Morrison 24/1/44; Assigned 348BS/99BG Tortorella 2/3/44;{10m} transferred 20BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; Missing in Action Sofia, Bulg. 30/3/44 with Fred Wickham[463BG], Co-pilot: Walter Crowl, Navigator: Erwin Rubenstein, Bombardier: Orville Reilly, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Rich Luksch, Radio Operator: Homer McKee, Ball turret gunner: Andy Warga, Waist gunner: Bill Marion, Waist gunner: Peter O’Grady,Tail gunner: Tony Morrish (10 Killed in Action); mid air coll with 42-31683 (2BG), crashed Kasbarevo, Bulgaria. Missing Air Crew Report 3370.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-31851 Details
Mid-aid-collision with B-17 #42-31683 on March 30th 1944. 10 KIA.
This page was last updated on 25 August 2017
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