Production-block:
B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904
Manufacturer:
Lockheed/Vega
- Bomb Group:
- 385th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 549th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 16
History of
B-17 42-5896
Delivered Long Beach 27/4/43; Gt Falls 4/5/43; Kearney 30/5/43; Dow Fd 15/6/43; Assigned 549BS/385BG Gt Ashfield 18/5/43; disappeared en route from Gander, Nfd. To UK 28/6/43 with Rich Gilder, Co-pilot: Jean Souffront, Navigator: Ponce Leon, Bombardier: Fred Morton, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill De Elmo, Radio Operator: Don Differding, a/ettg-Regis Funk, a/ro-Delmas Morrison, g-Dick Gaither,Tail gunner: Leroy Ogline (10 Killed in Service). Missing Air Crew Report 16.
Last updated: 7. July 2020
B-17 42-5896 Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Richard W. Gilder | KIS | - |
| CP | 2LT | Jean Henri Souffront | KIS | - |
| NAV | 2LT | Ponce B. Wilson | KIS | - |
| BOMB | 2LT | Fred F. Morton | KIS | - |
| ENG/TT | PVT | William F. DeElmo | KIS | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Don S. Differding | KIS | - |
| BT | PVT | Regis B. Funk | KIS | - |
| WG | SGT | Delmas Morrison | KIS | - |
| WG | SGT | Richard M. Gaither | KIS | - |
| TG | SGT | Leroy R. Ogline | KIS | - |
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