| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-50-BO: 42-102379 to 42-102543 |
| Operational History | |
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| Bomb Group: | - |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: | |
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History of
B-17 42-102379
Delivered Gt Falls 1/3/44; 224 BU Sioux City 6/3/44; with Ed Dudock force landed base 8/4/44; 222 BU Ardmore 13/6/44; 332 BU Ardmore 16/6/44; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Walnut Ridge 20/8/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 42-102379 Details
First aircraft with staggered waist guns.
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This page was last updated on 02 October 2017
26. October 2019 access_time 19:52
I was told my Dads (Ralph P. Smith, BTG), plane was hit by flak two engines out on one side spiraled down, controlled spin by pilot.
Pilot unable to keep level crashed nose first killing Bombardier. Other including my Dad BTG were pinned by force so unable to parachute out. Landed in Poland? Were taken in, hid in potatoe bin, ate spoiled potatoes to survive. Hooked up with American soldiers taken back. Does anyone else know of this story?