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| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-1-VE: 42-39758 to 42-39857 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 401st Bomb Group, 487th Bomb Group, 493rd Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 614th Bomb Squadron, 860th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | IW-M |
| Fate: |
, Landing accident (16 August 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-39846 / Widdle Twinkle
Delivered Long Beach 18/9/43; Scott 27/10/43; Assigned 614BS/401BG [IW-M] Deenethorpe 3/11/43; transferred 487BG Lavenham 15/7/44; then to 860BS/493BG Debach, on local flight 16/8/44 with Capt Wesley(Don Hastings?), Co-pilot: Chas Boyce, Navigator: Fred Hughes, Bombardier: Harry Trumbo, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bill Gittens, Radio Operator: Maurice Spiegle, Ball turret gunner: John West, Waist gunner: Howard Slayton,Tail gunner: Stan Vajda (9 Returned to Duty); on third landing aircraft went down on belly skidding to a stop; Salvaged 16/8/44. WIDDLE TWINKLE.
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This page was last updated on 16 March 2018
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