| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-10-VE: 42-39958 to 42-40057 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 91st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 324th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | DF-K |
| Fate: |
, Lost by mechanical fault (24 January 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-40009 / Ikleton Abbey
Delivered Long Beach 2/11/43; Kearney 14/11/43; Assigned 324BS/91BG [DF-K] Bassingbourn 21/1/44; detailed Eschweiler but mission called off through bad weather while forming up, then fire broke out in top turret 24/1/44, with Marco De Mara, Co-pilot: Everett Oltman, Navigator: Bill Lowery, Bombardier: Jim Baine{chute failed} (4 Killed in Service); Flight engineer/top turret gunner: John Webb{landed on back of a horse}, Radio Operator: Russ Shields, Ball turret gunner: Jim Moore, Waist gunner: Everett Dodd, Waist gunner: Leon Sterle,Tail gunner: Chas DeBona (6 Returned to Duty); crash landed Ickleton Abbey, Cambs. UK; Salvaged 2 SAD Watton, Nfk 26/1/44.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 24 January 2018
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