| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-85-BO: 42-30032 to 42-30131 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 384th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 545th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | JD-V |
| MACR | 2165 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (22 June 1943) |
| Missions: | 1 |
History of
B-17 42-30076
Delivered Denver 6/4/43; Sioux City 14/4/43; Kearney 4/5/43; Bangor 23/5/43; Assigned 545BS/384BG [JD-V] Grafton Underwood 4/6/43; Missing in Action 1 Huls 22/6/43 with Bob Oblinski, Co-pilot: Harry Swift, Navigator: Rich Grandpre, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ollie Reed, Ball turret gunner: George Werbernac, Waist gunner: Bill Counihan (6 Prisoner of War); Bombardier: Douglas Turner, Radio Operator: Ernie Trickett (killed in fighter attack), Waist gunner: George Waterman, Tail gunner: Harry Cooke (chute failed) (4 Killed in Action); enemy aircraft damage with three engines out, crashed Wilhelminadoorp, on S. Beveland Is, Hol; first group loss. Missing Air Crew Report 2165.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
This page was last updated on 23 April 2018
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