| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17F-5-BO: 41-24390 to 41-24439 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 2nd Bomb Group, 301st Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 353rd Bomb Squadron, 49th Bomb Squadron |
| MACR | 2060 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (30 January 1944) |
History of
B-17 41-24395 / I Do It
Assigned 353BS/301BG Westover 8/7/42; Chelveston 9/8/42; transferred Tafaraoui, Alg 26/11/42; Maison Blanche, Alg 5/12/42; Biskra, Alg 16/12/42; Ain M’Lila, Alg 17/1/43; St Donat, Alg 6/3/43; (traded for 42-30125 15/7/43); Oudna,Tun 6/8/43 54m; transferred Massicault, Tun 49BS/2BG 14/11/43; Missing in Action Laviarano 30/1/44 with Joe Taylor, Co-pilot: Larry Madden, Navigator: Alf Snyder, Bombardier: Warren Gay, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Bob Swan (5 Killed in Action), Radio Operator: Vince Pesature, Ball turret gunner: Harry HortonWounded in Action, Right Waist gunner: Bob Johnston (Robert T. Johnston – Northwood Iowa) Pow January 30th 1944 – June 9th – 1945, Waist gunner: Dale Cheny,Tail gunner: Ray IrwinWounded in Action (5 Prisoner of War); shot down but no chutes seen, crashed near Udine, It.. Missing Air Crew Report 2060. “I DO DIT”.
This page was last updated on 20 July 2017
12. November 2025 access_time 22:44
Subject: B-17 No. 41-24395 “I Do Dit” – Recovery of Survival Kit
Good evening,
My name is Massimiliano, and I am writing to you from Italy — more precisely from Friuli Venezia Giulia (Villesse, Gorizia), near Udine.
I am contacting you regarding the B-17 number 41-24395 “I Do Dit”, which was shot down over my town, just a few kilometers from my home.
My grandfather Michele, who was a young boy at the time, saw the B-17 crash and went to the field where the plane had come down. While searching among the wreckage, he found the survival kit, which included fishing gear meant to be used in case the aircraft had gone down at sea.
After all these years, we have kept it at home, and it is still in excellent condition.
I am reaching out because I would like to return it to the families of the crew members or to a museum, and I was wondering if you could help me in any way.
Thank you very much,
Kind regards,
Massimiliano Callegher