| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-20-BO: 41-24504 to 41-24539 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 305th Bomb Group, 97th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 414th Bomb Squadron, 422nd Bomb Squadron |
| Fate: |
, Failed to return (26 Dezember 1942) |
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History of
B-17 41-24532
Assigned 422BS/305BG Presque Is 19/10/42; Grafton Underwood 25/10/42; transferred 414BS/97BG Polebrook 4/11/42; Maison Blanche 13/11/42; Tafaraoui. 22/11/42; Biskra 25/12/42; Missing in Action Bizerte 26/12/42 with Claude Lawrence. A/c damaged by explosion of 41-24413, crash landed no man’s land, two bailed, Foster rescued by British Army, but Cockrell POW. Rest landed with plane including Lawrence, Locker, Vandergriff 3WIA, all eventually returning to duty.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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B-17 41-24532 Details
Damaged by explosion of B-17 #41-24413. Crash landed.
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