| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed/Vega |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-30-VE: 42-5855 to 42-5904 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 336th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | ET-L |
| MACR | 4894 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by flak/aa-fire, Mid-air collision (29 May 1943) |
| Missions: | 1 |
History of
B-17 42-5858
Delivered Long Beach 28/3/43; Smoky Hill 4/4/43; Morrison 5/5/43; Presque Is 13/5/43; Assigned 336BS/95BG [ET-L] Framlingham 19/5/43; Missing in Action {1m} 29/5/43 with Larry Clark, Co-pilot: Yngvar Berntzen, Waist gunner: Chester Mayo (3 Killed in Action); Navigator: Capt Ray Landrum, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Carl Upchurch, Radio Operator: Garland Teague, Ball turret gunner: Bob Carlson, Waist gunner: Wilbur Rice,Tail gunner: Bill Wood (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Dwight Fisher, obs-Maj Edgar Cole (2 evaded capture); suffered flak damage to nose & #3, dived then up again and coll with 42-29709, near St Malo, Fr.; Missing Air Crew Report 4894.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-5858 Details
Hit by flak and then collided with B-17 #42-29709
This page was last updated on 01 March 2018
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