Production-block:
B-17F-10-BO: 41-24440 to 41-24489
Manufacturer:
Boeing
- Bomb Group:
- 306th Bomb Group
- Bomb Squadron:
- 369th Bomb Squadron
MACR: 15502
History of
B-17 41-24471 / Four of a Kind
Assigned 369BS/306BG [WW- ] Westover 17-Aug-42; Thurleigh 2-Oct-42; Missing in Action 13-Jan-43 on a mission to bomb the railroad factories of Ateliers D’Hellemmes at Lille, France. Aircraft was sliced in two and the crew members were trapped in the tumbling sections but the survivors were either thrown clear or managed to scramble out. Arial Gunner Sgt. Thomas D. McMahon managed to evade capture until 24-Apr-43 when he was captured in Brussels, Belgium. 3KIA 7POW MACR 15502.
Last updated: 21. October 2017
B-17 41-24471 / Four of a Kind Details
Mid-air-collision with B-17 #41-24498 on 13 January 1943.
B-17 41-24471 / Four of a Kind Crew
| Position | Rank | Name | Status | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | CPT | James A. Johnston | KIA | - |
| CP | CPT | Doyle L. Dugger | KIA | - |
| NAV | 1LT | Frank J. Jacknik | POW | - |
| BOMB | 1LT | Shedrick B. Jones | POW | - |
| ENG/TT | T/SGT | Clyde M. Bennett | UNK | - |
| RO | T/SGT | Robert L. Stevenson | POW | - |
| BT | SGT | Thomas D. McMahon | POW | - |
| WG | S/SGT | Charles T. Tipton | KIA | - |
| WG | S/SGT | John P. Morrison | POW | - |
| TG | SGT | Fred J. Zdobylak | POW | - |
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