Source:
95thbg.org
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-95-BO: 42-30232 to 42-30331 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 379th Bomb Group, 95th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 335th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | OE-R |
| MACR | 545 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (06 September 1943) |
| Missions: | 7 |
History of
B-17 42-30271 / BomBoogie
Delivered Cheyenne 7/5/43; Gore 8/5/43; Smoky Hill 17/5/43; Dow Fd 30/5/43; Assigned: 379BG Kimbolton 6/6/43; Transferred: 335BS/95BG [OE-R] Horham 28/6/43; 7m, MIA Stuttgart 6/9/43 Pilot: Glen Ransom, Bombardier: Keith Murray, Ball Turret Gunner: Pasquale Delvento, Waist Gunner: Ralph Houser, Tail Gunner: Vince Cox (5EVD); Co-Pilot: Tom Caldwell, Navigator: Hubert Gage, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Harry Knotts, Waist Gunner: John Beacham (4POW); Radio Operator: Chas Peacock (KIS-but actually died from hunger & exposure in Pyrenees Mts end of October 43} Enemy aircraft, crashed Pansy-Courtecon, seven miles S of Laon, Fr; MACR 545. BOMB BOOGIE.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
B-17 42-30271 / BomBoogie Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | --- | Glenn F. Ransom | EVD | - |
| CP | --- | Thomas M. Caldwell | POW | - |
| NAV | --- | Hubert C. Gage | POW | - |
| BOMB | --- | Keith W. Murray | EVD | - |
| ENG/TT | --- | Harold R. Knotts | POW | - |
| RO | --- | Charles B. Peacock | KIA | - |
| BT | --- | John W. Beacham | POW | - |
| WG | --- | Pasquale J. Delvento | EVD | - |
| WG | --- | Ralph E. Houser | EVD | - |
| TG | --- | Vincent J. Cox | EVD | - |
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