Source:
By U.S. Army Signal Corps photo SC-127752. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , Boeing B-17C: 40-2042 to 40-2079 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 19th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | - |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (07 December 1941) |
History of
B-17 40-2049 / Skipper
Delivered 38RS/19BG [aircraft 39] Salt Lake City 15-Jan-41; transferred 9BS/7BG, with F.R. Dent crash landed Selfridge Field 24-Feb-41; Albuquerque 4-Dec-41; Pearl Harbor 7-Dec-41 with: P Lt Bob Richards; CP Leon Humiston, Aviation Cadet F.B. Morris, Aviation Cadet George Gammans, AG S/Sgt Joe Angelini, AG S/Sgt Erwin Casebolt, AG S/Sgt Melvin Zajic; S/Sgt Lawrence Velarde, Pvt Vernon Tomlinson; Aircraft was heavily damaged by Japanese fighters on arrival at Bellows Field, salvaged for spare parts. SKIPPER.
B-17 40-2049 / Skipper Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1LT | Robert Richards | UNK | - |
| CP | --- | Leon Humiston | UNK | - |
| NAV | --- | F.B. Morris | UNK | - |
| BOMB | --- | George Gammans | UNK | - |
| ENG/TT | S/SGT | Joseph Angelini | UNK | - |
| RO | S/SGT | Melvin Zajic | UNK | - |
| BT | S/SGT | Erwin Casebolt | UNK | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Joe Angelini | UNK | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Lawrence Velarde | UNK | - |
| TG | --- | Vernon Tomlinson | UNK | - |
This page was last updated on 23 June 2017
05. August 2025 access_time 3:31
has this been traced to modification to D series standards after stateside crash? Any AFSC stop?