| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-50-BO: 42-5350 to 42-5484 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 360th Bomb Squadron, 427th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PU-F |
| MACR | 1656 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft, Lost by flak/aa-fire (29 November 1943) |
History of
B-17 42-5483 / The Devil Himself aka Red Ass
Delivered Cheyenne 16/12/42; Salina 10/1/43; Homestead 17/2/43; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-F] Molesworth 7/3/43 RED ASS; transferred 427BS; 5m* Missing in Action Bremen 29/11/43 with Finis Brumbeloe, Co-pilot: Donnell Marsh, Navigator: Jim Groves, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Pete Kiebish, Radio Operator: Irwin Johnson,Tail gunner: Bill Perryman (7 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Chas Garneau, Waist gunner: Bill Steele, Ball turret gunner: Howard PaytonRIP 20/12/44 of illness, Waist gunner: Dave Hoffman (3 Prisoner of War); flak and enemy aircraft, crashed Renslage, six miles W of Quackenbruck, Ger. Missing Air Crew Report 1656. THE DEVIL HIMSELF aka RED ASS.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 15 September 2017
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