42-29571 / Charley Horse | B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress

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General
Manufacturer:	Boeing
Production-Block:	, B-17F-60-BO: 42-29532 to 42-29631

Operational History
Bomb Group:	, 303rd Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron:	, 358th Bomb Squadron
RCL:	VK-L
MACR:	1033
Fate:	, Lost by enemy aircraft (20 October 1943)
Missions:	32

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History of
B-17 42-29571 / Charley Horse

Delivered Denver 6/1/43; Salina 12/1/43; Mobile 23/1/43; Salina 31/1/43; Homestead 4/2/43; Morrison 8/2/43; Assigned 358BS/303BG [VK-L] Molesworth 6/4/43; {32m} Missing in Action Duren 20/10/43 with Bill Hartigan, Navigator: Lorin Douthett, Radio Operator: Bob Ward (3 evaded capture), Co-pilot: Ed Goddard, Bombardier: Bernie Dorsey, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Clement Resto, Ball turret gunner: Val Stoddard,Tail gunner: Jim Ince, foto-Ralph Moffett (6 Prisoner of War), Waist gunner: Chas Dove (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft, crashed Cambrai, near Mons, Bel. Missing Air Crew Report 1033. CHARLIE HORSE.

Source: The B-17 Flying Fortress Story (Affiliate-Link/CommissionsEarned)
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.

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B-17 42-29571 / Charley Horse Details

Crashed in forest of Mormal.

Based on research of Bernard Feutry.

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B-17 42-29571 / Charley Horse Crew

Position	Rank	Name	Status	Note
P	2LT	William R. Hartigan	EVD	-
CP	2LT	Lorin F. Douthett	EVD	-
NAV	2LT	Edward N. Goddard	POW	-
BOMB	2LT	Bernard F. Dorsey	POW	-
ENG/TT	T/SGT	Clement Resto	POW	-
RO	T/SGT	Robert L. Ward	EVD	-
BT	S/SGT	Val F. Stoddard	POW	-
WG	S/SGT	Charles J. Dove	KIA	-
WG	S/SGT	John W. Lowther	POW	-
TG	S/SGT	James T. Ince	POW	-
PHOTO	SGT	Ralph Moffett	POW	-