| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 350th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | LN-B |
| MACR | 4234 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire (28 April 1944) |
History of
B-17 42-107024
Delivered Tulsa 31/1/44; Gr Island 25/2/44; Presque Is 2/3/44; Assigned 350BS/100BG [LN-B] Thorpe Abbotts 6/3/44; Missing in Action Sottevast 28/4/44 with Col Bob Kelly[Gp CO], Co-pilot: Capt Bill Lakin, Navigator: Capt Joe Payne, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Jim Brown, Waist gunner: John Spiker, obs-T/Sgt Delbert Barnhart{Fighter Gp} (6 Killed in Action); Bombardier: Maurice Cain, Radio Operator: Leo Cannon, Ball turret gunner: Albt Freitas,Tail gunner: Lt Herb Alf (5 Prisoner of War); two flak hits in nose, crashed Croix Jacob, S of Cherbourg, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 4234.
B-17 42-107024 Details
Aircraft #024 was hit by two bursts of flak, one near cockpit and one near tail. Cockpit burst into flames. Plane went into vertical dive; top turret came off as plane entered clouds and it seemed to disintegrate without exploding. One chute seen. Plane hit at 1019 hours, one minute after bombs away, near 49°33’N – 01°30’W.
Lt. Harris, Lt. Noordyk, Lt. Woldt.
Source: MACR 4243
B-17 42-107024 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | COL | Robert H. Kelly | KIA | Air Commander/GP CO |
| CP | CPT | William G. Lakin | KIA | - |
| NAV | CPT | Joseph H. Payne Jr. | KIA | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Maurice H. Cain | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | James C. Brown | KIA | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Leo R. Cannon | POW | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Albert M. Freitas | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John N. Spiker | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joseph A. Richard | POW | - |
| TG | 2LT | Herbert A. Alf | POW | - |
| OBS | T/SGT | Delbert Barnhart | KIA | - |
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