B-17 Flying Fortress B-17 41-24463

B-17 Bomber Flying Fortress – The Queen Of The Skies 41-24463
General
Manufacturer: Boeing
Production-Block: , B-17F-10-BO: 41-24440 to 41-24489
Operational History
Bomb Group: , 306th Bomb Group
Bomb Squadron: , 423rd Bomb Squadron
MACR 16344
Fate:
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History of
B-17 41-24463

Assigned 423BS/306BG Westover 16/8/42; took off from Gander (Newfoundland) en route Thurleigh 5-Sep-42 exploded over Atlantic an hour out. (10 KIS) no trace, ditched off Greenland. Missing Air Crew Report 16344.

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B-17 41-24463 Crew

Position Rank Name Status Note
P 1LT John T. Leahy KIS
CP 2LT Robert R. Landry KIS
BOMB 2LT Frank L. Shannon KIS
ENG/TT T/SGT William Blakesley KIS
RO PVT James L. Wiley KIS
BT S/SGT Leslie R. Pettyjohn KIS
WG S/SGT Roland L. Oikle KIS
TG S/SGT Charles H. Carlton KIS
PASS 1LT Rush Poulan KIS

This page was last updated on 03 November 2017

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