| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-75-BO: 42-29832 to 42-29931 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 351st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 511th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DS-X |
| MACR | 1982 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (31 December 1943) |
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History of
B-17 42-29877 / Speedball
Delivered Cheyenne 1/3/43; Pueblo 14/3/43; Presque Is 10/4/43; Assigned 511BS/351BG [DS-X] Polebrook 16/4/43; Missing in Action {24m} Bordeaux 31/12/43 with Albt Jones, Navigator: Alf Dearborn, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Dave Van Dyke, Radio Operator: Bill Brennan, Ball turret gunner: Carl Bekken, Waist gunner: Casimir Palvic, Waist gunner: Mike Morey,Tail gunner: Ray Brittner (8KIA-most through exposure); Co-pilot: Ken Vaughn, Bombardier: Chas Bronako (2 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, ditched off Guernsey, Channel Is. Missing Air Crew Report 1982. SPEED BALL.
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This page was last updated on 30 October 2017
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