| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-50-DL: 42-3339 to 42-3393 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 418th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LD-Y |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (08 October 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-3393 / Did You Say Ten Cents? aka Blakely’s Provisional Group aka Just-A-Snappin’
Delivered Denver 1/6/43; Dow Fd 1/7/43; Assigned 418BS/100BG [LD-Y] Thorpe Abbotts 5/7/43; battle damaged Bremen 8/10/43 with Capt Everett Blakely, Co-pilot: Chas Via{wia-shot down two enemy aircraft}, Navigator: Harry Crosby, Bombardier: Jim Douglas, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Monroe Thornto {shot down 3 enemy aircraft}, Radio Operator: Edmond Forkner, Ball turret gunner: Bill McClelland{wia-shot down 2 enemy aircraft}, Waist gunner: Lester Saunders{wia-shot down one enemy aircraft, but died 15 Oct}, Waist gunner: Ed Yevich{wia-KO’d Me 210},Tail gunner: Lyle Nord{KO’d Me210}, miss P-Maj John Kidd (9 Returned to Duty); flak KO’d #4, hydraulics and brakes the ship hit a large tree as it crash landed RAF Ludham, Nfk., UK; Salvaged 12/10/43. DID YOU SAY TEN CENTS? aka BLAKELY’S PROVISIONAL GROUP aka JUST-A-SNAPPIN’.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 28 August 2017
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