| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-20-VE: 42-97536 to 42-97635 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 306th Bomb Group, 457th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 423rd Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Crashlanding, Battle damaged (23 May 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-97588
Delivered Cheyenne 30/12/43; Phoenix 2/1/44; Kearney 14/1/44; Assigned 457BG Glatton 7/3/44; transferred 423BS/306BG Thurleigh 12/3/44; returned early from mission to Thionville, Fr. With #2 KOd by flak 23/5/44 with Nelson Troup, Co-pilot: Sanford White, Navigator: Alan Telfer, Bombardier: Bob Hanson, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Joe Fajardo,Tail gunner: Alton Speakman (6KIA- in crash); Radio Operator: Larry Arnold, Ball turret gunner: Sherman Herritt, Waist gunner: Joe Kerr (3 Returned to Duty); crash landed RAF Ford, Sussex, UK, hitting bomb dump and burst into flames. Salvaged.
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