Source:
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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-5-BO: 41-24390 to 41-24439 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 92nd Bomb Group, 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 414th Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Mid-air collision (09 May 1943) |
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History of
B-17 41-24415 / Yankee Doodle II
Assigned 92BG Bangor 14/7/42; 414BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui 22/11/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Chateau-du-Rhumel 8/2/43; coll mid air with 25147, prop sheared part of tail off, crew man bailed out over Mediterranean Sea, with John Holmes, Hadden, Dunn, Ludolph, McDonald, Haygreen, Rich Brown, Leibowitz, Lane, Lewis; crash landed at base 9/5/43. Salvaged. Missing Air Crew Report 16524. YANKEE DOODLE II.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 41-24415 / Yankee Doodle II Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #42-5147 ‘Old Ironsides’ on 9 May 1943.
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B-17 41-24415 / Yankee Doodle II Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | John H. Holmes | RTD | - |
| CP | 1LT | Will A. Hadden | RTD | - |
| NAV | 1LT | James W. Dunn | RTD | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | George L. Ludolph | RTD | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Paul W. Haygreen | RTD | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Anderson A. McDonald | RTD | - |
| BT | S/SGT | John N. Lane | RTD | - |
| WG | T/SGT | Bernard Leibowitz | RTD | - |
| WG | --- | Richard K. Brown | RTD | - |
| TG | S/SGT | Raymond C. Lewis | KIA | - |
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