B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-24362

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-24362
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-1-BO: 41-24340 to 41-24389
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 301st Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 419th Bomb Squadron
Fate: , ditched
(09 October 1942)
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History of
B-17 41-24362

Assigned RAF [FA677] but transferred 419BS/301BG Westover 6-Aug-42; Podington 6-Aug-42; ditched Channel just off Margate, on return from Lille 9-Oct-42 aircraft flew 3 missions. Crew rescued, the first such 8AF sea rescue. No MACR issued. 10RTD.

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B-17 41-24362 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT Donald M. Swenson RTD
CP 1LT Frederick A. Bidelspach RTD
BOMB 1LT Alexander G. Cockersole, Jr. RTD
ENG/TT T/SGT Joseph H. Schwaller RTD
RO T/SGT Frank L. Sears RTD
BT SGT Millard C. Brock RTD
WG S/SGT Forest W. Bertsch RTD
WG PVT Charles L. Irwin RTD
TG M/SGT Glen H. Doerr RTD

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